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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cāi to guess HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
zhī wài outside; excluding HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
zhī zhōng inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
huī to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
qiān bǎi guài fantastic oddities of every description (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
ě xīn nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating; to embarrass (deliberately) Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
nào zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Luó jié Roger Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Fēi yōng Filipino maid Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xīn jiè New Territories (in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yīng lán England Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
tián Futian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Luó lán Roland (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
dīng Latin dance Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
jiān hard, strong, firm; resolute ∼HSK 4
po husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma ∼HSK 4
jiǎ false teeth; dentures ∼HSK 4
jié hero; heroic, outstanding ∼HSK 4
shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4