Eighteen Springs 1997
半生缘
In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.
Vocabulary
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| 大选 大選 | general election | |
| 糊 䊀 | muddled; paste; scorched | |
| 乡下 鄉下 | countryside; rural area | |
| 发脾气 發脾氣 | to get angry | |
| 添加 添加 | to add; to increase | |
| 露面 露面 | to show one's face; to appear (in public) | |
| 当面 當面 | to sb's face; in sb's presence | |
| 惯 慣 | accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) | |
| 巷 巷 | lane; alley | |
| 保重 保重 | to take care of oneself | |
| 款式 款式 | pattern; style; design | |
| 好心 好心 | kindness; good intentions | |
| 点心 點心 | light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert | |
| 招待 招待 | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | |
| 求婚 求婚 | to propose marriage | |
| 和尚 和尚 | Buddhist monk | |
| 一手 一手 | a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help | |
| 忘掉 忘掉 | to forget | |
| 怪不得 怪不得 | no wonder!; so that's why! | |
| 旺 旺 | prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring | |
| 痒 癢 | to itch; to tickle | |
| 介意 介意 | to care about; to take offense; to mind | |
| 可恶 可惡 | repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable | |
| 盛 盛 | to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil | |
| 幼稚 幼稚 | young; childish; puerile | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 愈 愈 | the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better | |
| 害羞 害羞 | shy; embarrassed; bashful | |
| 回想 回想 | to recall; to recollect; to think back | |
| 哄 哄 | roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd) | |
| 妨碍 妨礙 | to hinder; to obstruct | |
| 一早 一早 | early in the morning; at dawn | |
| 摊 攤 | to spread out; vendor's stand | |
| 良心 良心 | conscience | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 乐意 樂意 | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 留意 留意 | to be mindful; to pay attention to; to take note of | |
| 地步 地步 | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 流氓 流氓 | rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior | |
| 提议 提議 | proposal; suggestion; to propose; to suggest | |
| 无论如何 無論如何 | whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means | |
| 渣 渣 | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs | |
| 戒指 戒指 | (finger) ring | |
| 钻石 鑽石 | diamond | |
| 敬 敬 | (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely | |
| 借口 借口 | to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext | |
| 都会 都會 | city; metropolis |