A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's 1984

dōng dōng de jià

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.

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3.65 Beginner Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

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yuàn zi courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant HSK 2
hǎi sea; ocean HSK 2
kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) HSK 2
zhù yuàn to be in hospital; to be hospitalized HSK 2
Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
děng to equal; to be tantamount to HSK 2
xiào zhǎng (college, university) president; headmaster HSK 2
shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly HSK 2
yún (classical) to say HSK 2
píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
dào to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to HSK 2
xiǎng an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect HSK 2
yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2
dào road; path; way HSK 2
sports; physical education HSK 2
river HSK 2
bào zhǐ newspaper; newsprint HSK 2
de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
suí shí at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary HSK 2
便 便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
hǎn to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) HSK 2
awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly HSK 2
duō me how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent HSK 2
hǎo duō many; quite a lot; much better HSK 2
chauffeur; driver HSK 2
urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious HSK 2
zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after HSK 2
lán blue; indigo plant HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
zhǎng to grow up HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) HSK 2
zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care HSK 2
zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute HSK 2
biǎo exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) HSK 2
shí zài really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality HSK 2
liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade HSK 2
xīn qíng mood; frame of mind HSK 2
wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
tuī to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
guān xīn to be concerned about; to care about HSK 2
yùn dòng to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign HSK 2