A Simple Life 2012
桃姐
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
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Vocabulary
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| 隔 隔 | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of | |
| 折 折 | to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book | |
| 腰 腰 | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | |
| 纯 純 | pure; simple; unmixed; genuine | |
| 总之 總之 | in a word; in short; in brief | |
| 预测 預測 | to forecast; to predict | |
| 移 移 | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | |
| 睡着 睡著 | to fall asleep | |
| 肚子 肚子 | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| 新鲜 新鮮 | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon | |
| 湿 濕 | moist; wet | |
| 牙 牙 | tooth; ivory | |
| 万一 萬一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 减少 減少 | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower | |
| 承担 承擔 | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) | |
| 挑 挑 | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | |
| 不然 不然 | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | |
| 归 歸 | to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor | |
| 闹 鬧 | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 女士 女士 | lady; madam; Miss; Ms | |
| 量 量 | to measure | |
| 治 治 | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | |
| 冰 冰 | ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine | |
| 确认 確認 | to confirm; to verify; confirmation | |
| 呼吸 呼吸 | to breathe | |
| 美女 美女 | beautiful woman | |
| 贴 貼 | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip | |
| 宝宝 寶寶 | darling; baby | |
| 擦 擦 | to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 摆 擺 | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 兴趣 興趣 | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby | |
| 替 替 | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | |
| 戴 戴 | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support | |
| 切 切 | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential | |
| 毕业 畢業 | graduation; to graduate; to finish school | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 抽 抽 | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash | |
| 申请 申請 | to apply for sth; application form | |
| 身份 身份 | identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank | |
| 投资 投資 | investment; to invest | |
| 根 根 | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) | |
| 手术 手術 | (surgical) operation; surgery | |
| 附近 附近 | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | |
| 宝贝 寶貝 | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character | |
| 应 應 | to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall | |
| 解释 解釋 | explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter |