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%

Cast

Wong Kai-Gwong Tung-tung Lee Suk-Ching Lee Suk-Ching Ting-ting Chen Bo-zheng Chen Bo-zheng Liu Chang-min Lin Hsiu-Ling Lin Hsiu-Ling Lin Pi-yun Yen Cheng-kuo Yen Cheng-kuo Yen Cheng-kuo Nai-Chu Ting Nai-Chu Ting Huizhen Edward Yang Edward Yang Guanglin Mei Fang Mei Fang Tung-tung's Grandmother Ku Chun Ku Chun Tung-tung's Grandfather Yang Li-yin Yang Li-yin Hanzi

Vocabulary

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就此 就此 jiù cǐ at this point; thus; from then on ∼HSK 4
无名 無名 wú míng nameless; obscure ∼HSK 4
落泪 落淚 luò lèi to shed tears; to weep ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
鸭 鴨 yā duck; Anas species (various) ∼HSK 4
什么事 什麼事 shén me shì what matter ∼HSK 4
脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) ∼HSK 4
针眼 針眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole ∼HSK 4
高处 高處 gāo chù high place; elevation ∼HSK 4
动手术 動手術 dòng shǒu shù (of a surgeon) to operate (on sb); (of a patient) to have an operation ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
武 武 Wǔ military; martial, warlike ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
治国 治國 zhì guó to rule a country ∼HSK 4
窗 牎 chuāng window ∼HSK 4
打扰了 打擾了 dǎ rǎo le sorry to interrupt you, but...; sorry to have bothered you; sorry, I have to go; (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable ∼HSK 4
报案 報案 bào àn to report a case to the authorities ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son; grandson; descendant via the female line ∼HSK 4
冲走 沖走 chōng zǒu to flush away ∼HSK 4
警察局 警察局 jǐng chá jú police station; police department; police headquarters ∼HSK 4
汽水 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop; carbonated soft drink HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
新郎 新郎 xīn láng bridegroom; groom HSK 4
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation HSK 4
毕业生 畢業生 bì yè shēng graduate HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
嘴巴 嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
无限 無限 wú xiàn unlimited; unbounded HSK 4
新娘 新娘 xīn niáng bride HSK 4
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth) HSK 4
笨 笨 bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
细 細 xì thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal HSK 4
反而 反而 fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
酸 酸 suān sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid HSK 4
针 針 zhēn needle; pin; injection; stitch HSK 4
弱 弱 ruò weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than HSK 4
睡着 睡著 shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
登 登 dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
肚子 肚子 dù zi belly; abdomen; stomach HSK 4
湿 濕 shī moist; wet HSK 4
有趣 有趣 yǒu qù interesting; fascinating; amusing HSK 4
追求 追求 zhuī qiú to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo HSK 4
不然 不然 bù rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
闹 鬧 nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
烦 煩 fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4