A Time for Love

A Time for Love 1970

duōqíng

A Time For Love features Shaw Brothers' darling Lily Ho in a Romeo and Juliet stylized love story that breaks the tradition of Hong Kong's "class distinction" love stories. It is a film ending with a Cinderella-esque love saving happiness happy ever other ending.

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Vocabulary

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jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
dòng automatic; voluntarily HSK 3
qīn personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
jǐn liàng as much as possible; to the greatest extent HSK 3
tāng soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled HSK 3
zhēng to fight for; to strive for; to win over HSK 3
shàng to go up HSK 3
to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
huà to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 HSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once HSK 3
chū at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic HSK 3
jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
qiān wàn ten million; countless; many; one must by all means HSK 3
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
zhōu wéi environs; surroundings; periphery HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
fǎn duì to oppose; to be against; to object to HSK 3
kòng to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
jīng yàn experience; to experience HSK 3
měi beautiful HSK 3
guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons 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
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation 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
shì shí fact HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
tóng to agree; to consent; to approve HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
xìng happiness; happy; blessed HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3