Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

yǐn shí nán

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

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3.83 Beginner

Vocabulary

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zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list HSK 2
shēng yīn voice; sound HSK 2
shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
yǎn jing eye HSK 2
biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2
huān yíng to welcome; welcome HSK 2
hóng red; popular; revolutionary; bonus HSK 2
men they (for inanimate objects) HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
dǎo to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit HSK 2
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
yīn yuè music HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
xiǎng dào to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate HSK 2
diàn inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
tào to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) HSK 2
jiā tíng family; household HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
qiǎ to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ] HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
zhōng xīn center; heart; core HSK 2
jiǎn chá inspection; to examine; to inspect HSK 2
lái to come from (a place); From: (in email header) HSK 2
kuài happy; joyful HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
gǒu dog HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
perhaps; maybe HSK 2
fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2
yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2