Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind 1986

liànliàn fēngchén

A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.

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3.68 Beginner Director Hou Hsiao-hsien 🍅 100%

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dǎo yǎn to direct; director (film etc) HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
need not; does not have to; not necessarily HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
làng fèi to waste; to squander HSK 3
to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things HSK 3
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
màn màn slowly HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 HSK 3
tuán round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
àn zhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
biāo zhǔn standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
gǎn qíng emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly 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
zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
qún group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc 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
xùn liàn to train; to drill; training HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married 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
zào chéng to bring about; to create; to cause HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
jīn gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
shāng to injure; injury; wound HSK 3
tái platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines HSK 3
线 xiàn thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) HSK 3
yīn thus; consequently; as a result HSK 3
róng easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3