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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měi beautiful HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
luàn 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 HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
niú ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
zhí de to be worth; to deserve HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation HSK 3
rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
rén shēng life (one's time on earth) HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
zǒng shì always HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai 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) HSK 3
jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
zhuǎn to turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail); (Internet) to share (sb else's content) HSK 3
xiāo xi news; information HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu 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") HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
zǒng 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 HSK 3
guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
sài competition (sports etc); match; to compete HSK 3