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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tōu tōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly HSK 5
gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
hán see 汗, 汗国 HSK 5
zūn shǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) HSK 5
zhí to resign HSK 5
lín neighbor; next door HSK 5
yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
shuāi to throw down; to fall; to drop and break HSK 5
rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
dǎng to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) HSK 5
quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
chú fáng kitchen HSK 5
wèi stomach HSK 5
dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
chā to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose HSK 5
Qīng abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province HSK 5
to scold; to abuse; to curse HSK 5
hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell HSK 5
shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5
xīn exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad HSK 5
careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out HSK 5
zàn shí temporary; provisional; for the time being HSK 5
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent HSK 5
shèng xià to remain; to be left over HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
píng ān shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
xiū to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Héng chūn Hengchun town in Pingtung County, Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Léi gōng Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Kēng kǒu Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4