Vermilion Door

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.

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4.0 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
等一会儿 等一會兒 děng yī huì r erhua variant of ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
忘不了 忘不了 wàng bù liǎo cannot forget ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng university student; college student HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē which ones?; who?; what? HSK 1
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou sometimes HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
路上 路上 lù shang on the road; on a journey; road surface HSK 1