A Summer at Grandpa's

A Summer at Grandpa's 1984

冬冬的假期 dōng dōng de jiàqī

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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Vocabulary

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加油 加油 jiā yóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on HSK 2
就要 就要 jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
超过 超過 chāo guò to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip HSK 2
主要 主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
意思 意思 yì si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
健康 健康 jiàn kāng health; healthy HSK 2
面前 面前 miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
离 離 chī mythical beast (archaic) HSK 2
怕 怕 pà to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
哭 哭 kū to cry; to weep HSK 2
只能 只能 zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
变成 變成 biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jing eye HSK 2
原来 原來 yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
气 氣 qì gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
照片 照片 zhào piàn photograph; picture HSK 2
清楚 清楚 qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
那样 那樣 nà yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
感谢 感謝 gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
音乐 音樂 yīn yuè music HSK 2
好像 好像 hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
想到 想到 xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2
刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
家庭 家庭 jiā tíng family; household HSK 2
药 藥 yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2
过来 過來 guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
懂 懂 dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
快乐 快樂 kuài lè happy; joyful HSK 2
换 換 huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
面 面 miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
句 句 jù sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
越 越 Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
同时 同時 tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
生 生 shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
万 万 mò used in 俟 HSK 2
讲 講 jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
掉 掉 diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
以前 以前 yǐ qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
努力 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
变 變 biàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion HSK 2
帮助 幫助 bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2
完成 完成 wán chéng to complete; to accomplish HSK 2
道 道 dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
有人 有人 yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
虽然 雖然 suī rán although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) HSK 2
刚 剛 gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2