Vermilion Door 1965

红伶泪 hóng líng lèi

The tragic love triangle of early 20th century Peking Opera star Chiu Hai-tang, his beautiful stage partner, and the warlord who forces himself between them, has been a favorite with Chinese audiences for decades.

HSK 1

4.0 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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偏僻偏僻 piān pì	remote; desolate; far from the city	HSK 7
夸奖誇獎 kuā jiǎng	to praise; to applaud; to compliment	HSK 7
拿手拿手 ná shǒu	expert in; good at	HSK 7
养活養活 yǎng huo	to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth	HSK 7
恨不得恨不得 hèn bu de	wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth	HSK 7
担当擔當 dān dāng	to take upon oneself; to assume	HSK 7
不肯不肯 bù kěn	Refuse	HSK 7
卑鄙卑鄙 bēi bǐ	base; mean; contemptible; despicable	HSK 7
委屈委屈 wěi qu	to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance	HSK 7
提早提早 tí zǎo	ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time)	HSK 7
幸亏幸虧 xìng kuī	fortunately; luckily	HSK 7
懂事懂事 dǒng shì	to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	HSK 7
电报電報 diàn bào	telegram; cable; telegraph	HSK 7
要紧要緊 yào jǐn	important; urgent	HSK 7
白白白白 bái bái	in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; white	HSK 7
胡说胡說 hú shuō	to talk nonsense; drivel	HSK 7
亲生親生 qīn shēng	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	HSK 7
胆子膽子 dǎn zi	courage; nerve; guts	HSK 7
手头手頭 shǒu tóu	on hand; at hand; one's financial situation	HSK 7
情愿情願 qíng yuàn	willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y)	HSK 7
不容不容 bù róng	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	HSK 7
帆㠶 fān	sail; Taiwan pr. [fán], except 布 canvas	HSK 7
巷巷 xiàng	lane; alley	HSK 7
保重保重 bǎo zhòng	to take care of oneself	HSK 7
别扭彆扭 biè niu	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche	HSK 7
钞票鈔票 chāo piào	paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)	HSK 7
可不是可不是 kě bu shì	that's just the way it is; exactly!	HSK 7
谣言謠言 yáo yán	rumor	HSK 7
打仗打仗 dǎ zhàng	to fight a battle; to go to war	HSK 7
卸卸 xiè	to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of	HSK 7
嗓子嗓子 sǎng zi	throat; voice	HSK 7
后台後台 hòu tái	backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background	HSK 7
拳头拳頭 quán tou	fist; clenched fist; competitive (product)	HSK 7
怪不得怪不得 guài bu de	no wonder!; so that's why!	HSK 7
吩咐吩咐 fēn fù	to tell; to instruct; to command	HSK 7
介意介意 jiè yì	to care about; to take offense; to mind	HSK 7
腔腔 qiāng	(bound form) cavity; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) (classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock)	HSK 7
枕头枕頭 zhěn tou	pillow	HSK 7
咳嗽咳嗽 ké sou	to cough	HSK 7
放过放過 fàng guò	to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth	HSK 7
美人美人 měi rén	beauty; belle	HSK 7
瞒瞞 mán	to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark	HSK 7
倒下倒下 dǎo xià	to collapse; to topple over	HSK 7
听话聽話 tīng huà	to do what one is told; obedient	HSK 7
一早一早 yī zǎo	early in the morning; at dawn	HSK 7
废话廢話 fèi huà	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	HSK 7
何必何必 hé bì	there is no need; why should	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
勾勾 gòu	used in 勾当	HSK 7
身子身子 shēn zi	body; pregnancy; health	HSK 7