Eighteen Springs

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.

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Vocabulary

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起身 起身 qǐ shēn to get up; to leave; to set forth ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
弄脏 弄髒 nòng zāng to make dirty; to defile; to smear ∼HSK 2
向外 向外 xiàng wài outward ∼HSK 2
看情况 看情況 kàn qíng kuàng depending on the situation ∼HSK 2
应该的 應該的 yīng gāi de (polite response) you're welcome; just doing my duty; no problem ∼HSK 2
什么地方 什麼地方 shén me dì fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
生出 生出 shēng chū to give birth; to grow (whiskers etc); to generate; to produce ∼HSK 2
客气话 客氣話 kè qi huà words of politeness; politesse; decorous talking; talk with propriety ∼HSK 2
表弟 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line ∼HSK 2
装病 裝病 zhuāng bìng to feign illness; to malinger ∼HSK 2
生孩子 生孩子 shēng hái zi to give birth to a baby ∼HSK 2
山河 山河 shān hé mountains and rivers; the whole country ∼HSK 2
白头 白頭 bái tóu hoary head; old age ∼HSK 2
猩红热 猩紅熱 xīng hóng rè scarlet fever ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
看得出 看得出 kàn de chū can see; can tell ∼HSK 2
拿出 拿出 ná chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
作文 作文 zuò wén to write an essay; composition (student essay) HSK 2
筷子 筷子 kuài zi chopsticks HSK 2
请客 請客 qǐng kè to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner HSK 2
做生意 做生意 zuò shēng yì to do business ∼HSK 2
班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor; squad leader; team leader HSK 2
照相 照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph HSK 2
出院 出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
下雪 下雪 xià xuě to snow HSK 2
出国 出國 chū guó to go abroad; to leave the country HSK 2
院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
脏 臟 zàng viscera; (anatomy) organ HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
参观 參觀 cān guān to look around; to tour; to visit HSK 2
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals HSK 2
不一定 不一定 bù yī dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
大门 大門 Dà mén the Doors, US rock band HSK 2
姓 姓 xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
分开 分開 fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly HSK 2
云 云 yún (classical) to say HSK 2
小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2
熟 熟 shú ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shóu] HSK 2
有意思 有意思 yǒu yì si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
早餐 早餐 zǎo cān breakfast HSK 2
好久 好久 hǎo jiǔ quite a while HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
碰 掽 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2