Eighteen Springs 1997

半生缘 bànshēng yuán

In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company.

HSK 1

3.67 Beginner

Vocabulary

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没用沒用 méi yòng	useless	Xiehouyu HSK 3
要是要是 yào shi	(coll.) if	Colloquialism HSK 3
输輸 shū	to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)	Colloquialism HSK 3
血血 xuè	blood; colloquial pr. [xiě]	Colloquialism HSK 3
叔叔 shū	uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2]	∼HSK 3
少爷少爺 shào ye	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)	∼HSK 3
民民 Mín	people, subjects, citizens	∼HSK 3
婚婚 hūn	get married; marriage, wedding	∼HSK 3
石石 Shí	stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112	∼HSK 3
乱说亂說 luàn shuō	to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks	∼HSK 3
点钟點鐘 diǎn zhōng	(indicating time of day) o'clock	∼HSK 3
相配相配 xiāng pèi	to match; to fit; to pair well	∼HSK 3
搬走搬走 bān zǒu	to carry	∼HSK 3
年糕年糕 nián gāo	nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour	∼HSK 3
每个人每個人 měi ge rén	everybody; everyone	∼HSK 3
有空有空 yǒu kòng	to have time (to do sth)	∼HSK 3
打死打死 dǎ sǐ	to kill; to beat to death	∼HSK 3
有些人有些人 yǒu xiē rén	some people	∼HSK 3
干活幹活 gàn huó	to work; to be employed	∼HSK 3
上星期上星期 shàng xīng qī	last week; previous week	∼HSK 3
家世家世 jiā shì	family background	∼HSK 3
一声一聲 yī shēng	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)	∼HSK 3
破费破費 pò fèi	to spend (money or time)	∼HSK 3
没多久沒多久 méi duō jiǔ	before long; soon after	∼HSK 3
赶时间趕時間 gǎn shí jiān	to be in a hurry	∼HSK 3
连累連累 lián lei	to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4]	∼HSK 3
提婚提婚 tí hūn	to propose marriage	∼HSK 3
不合不合 bù hé	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	∼HSK 3
一世一世 yī shì	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	∼HSK 3
到齐到齊 dào qí	to be all present	∼HSK 3
另一另一 lìng yī	another; the other	∼HSK 3
死后死後 sǐ hòu	after death; posthumous	∼HSK 3
当世當世 dāng shì	the present age; in office; the current office holder	∼HSK 3
味味 wèi	taste, smell, odor; delicacy	∼HSK 3
婚事婚事 hūn shì	wedding; marriage	∼HSK 3
心目中心目中 xīn mù zhōng	in one's eyes; in one's estimation	∼HSK 3
该死該死 gāi sǐ	Damn it!; damned; wretched	∼HSK 3
饿死餓死 è sǐ	to starve to death; to be very hungry	∼HSK 3
终終 zhōng	end; finally, in the end	∼HSK 3
大叔大叔 dà shū	eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)	∼HSK 3
谈谈談談 tán tán	to discuss; to have a chat	∼HSK 3
烽火烽火 fēng huǒ	fire beacon (to give alarm)	∼HSK 3
不胜不勝 bù shèng	cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely	∼HSK 3
在世在世 zài shì	to be alive	∼HSK 3
趣事趣事 qù shì	entertaining anecdote; interesting story or incident	∼HSK 3
工夫工夫 gōng fū	(old) laborer	HSK 3
打听打聽 dǎ ting	to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around	HSK 3
旅馆旅館 lǚ guǎn	hotel	HSK 3
缺点缺點 quē diǎn	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage	HSK 3
从前從前 cóng qián	previously; formerly; once upon a time	HSK 3