Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

饮食男女 yǐn shí nán nǚ

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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随着 隨著 suí zhe along with; in the wake of; following HSK 5
厨房 廚房 chú fáng kitchen HSK 5
挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) HSK 5
脑子 腦子 nǎo zi brains; mind HSK 5
剪 剪 jiǎn scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate HSK 5
业务 業務 yè wù business; professional work; service HSK 5
当年 當年 dāng nián in those days; then; in those years; during that time HSK 5
详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed; in detail; minute HSK 5
能量 能量 néng liàng energy; capabilities HSK 5
回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by HSK 5
咬 咬 yǎo to bite; to nip HSK 5
辛苦 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s) HSK 5
浪漫 浪漫 làng màn romantic HSK 5
一辈子 一輩子 yī bèi zi (for) a lifetime HSK 5
凭 憑 píng to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
屋 屋 wū (bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
中央 中央 zhōng yāng central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state) HSK 5
吐 吐 tǔ to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) HSK 5
可怜 可憐 kě lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
恨 恨 hèn to hate; to regret HSK 5
丢 丟 diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
建筑 建築 jiàn zhù to construct; building HSK 5
鬼 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
陪 陪 péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
将 將 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
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
垃圾 垃圾 lā jī trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [lè sè] Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 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
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 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
贝多芬 貝多芬 Bèi duō fēn Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曼谷 曼谷 Màn gǔ Bangkok, capital of Thailand Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
基督徒 基督徒 Jī dū tú Christian Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
无锡 無錫 Wú xī Wuxi, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉堡 漢堡 Hàn bǎo Hamburg (German city) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雪梨 雪梨 Xuě lí Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
温 溫 Wēn lukewarm ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
蔡 蔡 Cài surname; species of tortoise ∼HSK 4
航线 航線 háng xiàn air or shipping route ∼HSK 4