Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind 1986

恋恋风尘 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%

Cast

Chien-wen Wang Chien-wen Wang Wan Hsin Shu-Fen Hsin Shu-Fen Jiang Suyun Li Tian-Lu Li Tian-Lu Grandpa Mei Fang Mei Fang Wan's Mother Grace Chen Grace Chen Jiang Suyun's Mother Yang Li-yin Yang Li-yin Ying Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen Mrs. Lin's Son Danny Deng Danny Deng Counselor Chief Wu Ping-nan Wu Ping-nan Freight Forwarding Boss

Vocabulary

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考完 考完 kǎo wán to finish an exam ∼HSK 2
生子 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children ∼HSK 2
女孩子 女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
一只 一隻 yī zhǐ one (measure word for animals, boats, certain objects); a single ... ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
周岁 週歲 zhōu suì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) ∼HSK 2
养子 養子 yǎng zǐ adopted son; foster son ∼HSK 2
头一 頭一 tóu yī the first ∼HSK 2
三更半夜 三更半夜 sān gēng - bàn yè (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night ∼HSK 2
冥纸 冥紙 míng zhǐ joss paper made to resemble paper money ∼HSK 2
报导 報導 bào dǎo to report (in the media); (news) report ∼HSK 2
掉下 掉下 diào xià to drop down; to fall ∼HSK 2
过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
想不通 想不通 xiǎng bu tōng unable to understand; unable to get over ∼HSK 2
华 華 Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
占去 佔去 zhàn qù to take up (one's time etc); to occupy (one's attention etc); to account for (a proportion of sth) ∼HSK 2
妻小 妻小 qī xiǎo wife and children; (old) wife ∼HSK 2
考取 考取 kǎo qǔ to pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to ∼HSK 2
卖掉 賣掉 mài diào to sell off ∼HSK 2
送信 送信 sòng xìn to send word; to deliver a letter ∼HSK 2
将才 將才 jiàng cái talented field commander (military) ∼HSK 2
长得 長得 zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc) ∼HSK 2
养分 養分 yǎng fèn nutrient ∼HSK 2
来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to ∼HSK 2
收成 收成 shōu chéng harvest ∼HSK 2
西餐 西餐 xī cān Western-style food HSK 2
西医 西醫 xī yī Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine HSK 2
中医 中醫 Zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor; squad leader; team leader HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice; (speak) in whispers HSK 2
走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
出院 出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
海边 海邊 hǎi biān coast; seaside; seashore; beach HSK 2
手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo wristwatch HSK 2
天上 天上 tiān shàng celestial; heavenly HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
全家 全家 quán jiā whole family HSK 2
等到 等到 děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
大小 大小 dà xiǎo dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
全身 全身 quán shēn the whole body; (typography) em HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2