A Simple Life

A Simple Life 2012

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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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3.96 Beginner Director Ann Hui 🍅 94%

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Vocabulary

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rén shēng life (one's time on earth) HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
yuē to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
jué duì absolute; unconditional HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
jiǎn dān simple; not complicated HSK 3
lìng wài additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore HSK 3
tái platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines HSK 3
àn to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
zhǐ finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end HSK 3
chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3
area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
qián at the present time; currently HSK 3
yóu game; to play HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
zhuàn to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions HSK 3
xiāo xi news; information HSK 3
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
yóu to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
shì jiè world HSK 3
wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
kāi shǐ to begin; beginning; to start; initial HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3