A Summer at Grandpa's 1984
冬冬的假期
A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 美丽 美麗 | beautiful | |
| 痛 痛 | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly | |
| 上面 上面 | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | |
| 从来 從來 | always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 危险 危險 | danger; dangerous | |
| 祝 祝 | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | |
| 牛 牛 | ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome | |
| 久 久 | (long) time; (long) duration of time | |
| 跳 跳 | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 值得 值得 | to be worth; to deserve | |
| 各 各 | each; every | |
| 深 㴱 | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 训练 訓練 | to train; to drill; training | |
| 母亲 母親 | mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] | |
| 结婚 結婚 | to marry; to get married | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 自然 自然 | nature; natural; naturally | |
| 人生 人生 | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 父母 父母 | father and mother; parents | |
| 负责 負責 | to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious | |
| 社会 社會 | society | |
| 父亲 父親 | father; also pr. [fù qin] | |
| 抓 抓 | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch | |
| 各位 各位 | everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you | |
| 曾经 曾經 | once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | |
| 里面 裡面 | inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] | |
| 突然 突然 | sudden; abrupt; unexpected | |
| 总是 總是 | always | |
| 个人 個人 | individual; personal; oneself | |
| 下来 下來 | to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) | |
| 比较 比較 | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison | |
| 马 馬 | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess | |
| 根本 根本 | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all | |
| 活 活 | to live; alive; living; work; workmanship | |
| 转 轉 | to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content) | |
| 消息 消息 | news; information | |
| 连 連 | to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) | |
| 只有 只有 | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") | |
| 一切 一切 | everything; every; all | |
| 每 每 | each; every | |
| 总 總 | general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc | |
| 关系 關係 | relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi | |
| 张 張 | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes | |
| 已 已 | already; to stop; then; afterwards | |
| 心 心 | heart; mind; intention; center; core | |
| 比赛 比賽 | competition (sports etc); match; to compete |