悲情城市

Bēiqíng chéngshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 A City of Sadness, Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1989 film about a Taiwanese family around the 228 Incident of 1947

Examples

HSK 4
《 Bēiqíng chéngshì 》 shì dìyī bù huòdé Wēinísī Jīnshījiǎng de Huáyǔ diànyǐng.
"A City of Sadness" was the first Chinese-language film to win the Golden Lion at Venice.
HSK 5
《 Bēiqíng chéngshì 》 shì Hóu Xiàoxián dǎoyǎn de yí bù Táiwān diànyǐng.
"A City of Sadness" is a Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Tips

history
Set in Taiwan from 1945 to 1949, it follows the four sons of the Lin family through the 228 Incident of 1947. 梁朝伟 plays the youngest brother, a deaf-mute photographer.

Stroke Order

悲 bēi
情 qíng
城 chéng
市 shì