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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Vocabulary

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chū chāi to go on an official or business trip HSK 5
jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
hóu monkey HSK 5
to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed HSK 5
guó mín nationals; citizens; people of a nation HSK 5
chóu to worry about HSK 5
guò mǐn oversensitive; allergic; allergy HSK 5
qín guqin 琴 (a type of zither); musical instrument in general HSK 5
zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) HSK 5
at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5
qíng xing circumstances; situation HSK 5
广 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc HSK 5
shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
shí now; this moment HSK 5
cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
xiáng detailed; in detail; minute HSK 5
máo dùn contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory HSK 5
xìng misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
duǒ to hide; to dodge; to avoid HSK 5
bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
táo to escape; to run away; to flee HSK 5
huí to recall; memories HSK 5
nián líng (a person's) age HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on 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
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
tuō guāng to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Luó dōng Luodong or Lotong Town in Yilan County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Liè Liege, town in Belgium Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Miáo Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tóng luó Tongluo or Tunglo township in Miaoli county, northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tóng xīn Tongxin county in Wuzhong, Ningxia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
hán cold, wintry, chilly ∼HSK 4
zěn yāo huì how could it ∼HSK 4
zhè yàng zi so; such; this way; like this ∼HSK 4
yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4