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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结 結 jiē (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] HSK 4
擦 擦 cā to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
即将 即將 jí jiāng on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of HSK 4
人家 人家 rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
替 替 tì to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4
提醒 提醒 tí xǐng to remind; to call attention to; to warn of HSK 4
醒 醒 xǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to HSK 4
倍 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply HSK 4
怪 怪 guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
引起 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse HSK 4
亲爱 親愛 qīn ài dear; beloved; darling HSK 4
地址 地址 dì zhǐ address HSK 4
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
手术 手術 shǒu shù (surgical) operation; surgery HSK 4
非 非 Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
以及 以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
管 筦 guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
台北 臺北 Tái běi Taipei, capital of Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
校内 校內 Xiào nèi Xiaonei (Chinese social network website) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
台中 臺中 Tái zhōng Taichung, city in central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
去台 去臺 qù Tái to go to Taiwan; refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949 ∼HSK 3
乱讲 亂講 luàn jiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure; to wound; to damage ∼HSK 3
上心 上心 shàng xīn carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth ∼HSK 3
点钟 點鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock ∼HSK 3
牛肉干 牛肉乾 niú ròu gān dried beef; jerky; charqui ∼HSK 3
耶 耶 yē used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
水牛 水牛 shuǐ niú water buffalo ∼HSK 3
海牛 海牛 hǎi niú manatee ∼HSK 3
游水 游水 yóu shuǐ to swim ∼HSK 3
衫 衫 shān shirt; robe; gown; jacket ∼HSK 3
思亲 思親 sī qīn to remember one's parents; to feel homesick for one's relatives ∼HSK 3
芭乐 芭樂 bā lè guava (loanword from Taiwanese) ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
胡 胡 Hú recklessly, foolishly; wildly ∼HSK 3
修身 修身 xiū shēn to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging ∼HSK 3
齐家 齊家 qí jiā to govern one's family; to manage one's household ∼HSK 3
早日康复 早日康復 zǎo rì kāng fù to recover health quickly; Get well soon! ∼HSK 3
病历 病歷 bìng lì medical record; case history ∼HSK 3