A Simple Life

A Simple Life 2012

桃姐 táo jiě

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%

Cast

Andy Lau Andy Lau Roger Leung Deanie Ip Deanie Ip Ah Tao Qin Hailu Qin Hailu Ms. Choi Wang Fuli Wang Fuli Roger's Mother Paul Chun Pui Paul Chun Pui Uncle Kin Leung Tin Leung Tin Head Master Wendy Yu Man-Si Wendy Yu Man-Si Sharon Eman Lam Yi-Man Eman Lam Yi-Man Carmen Elena Kong Mei-Yee Elena Kong Mei-Yee Aunt Kam's Daughter Jason Chan Chi-San Jason Chan Chi-San Jason

Vocabulary

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东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice HSK 1
老人家 老人家 lǎo rén jiā polite term for old woman or man ∼HSK 1
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
中文 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
放假 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
小朋友 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child HSK 1
钱包 錢包 qián bāo purse; wallet HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
生病 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill HSK 1
小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school HSK 1
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
零 零 líng zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
开车 開車 kāi chē to drive a car HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not 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
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
明年 明年 míng nián next year 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
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
工人 工人 gōng rén worker HSK 1
老人 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents HSK 1
下次 下次 xià cì next time HSK 1
记住 記住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart HSK 1
贵 貴 guì expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your 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
地上 地上 dì shang on the ground; on the floor HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime HSK 1