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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| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 年少 年少 | young; junior | |
| 一口 一口 | readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite | |
| 等一下 等一下 | to wait a moment; later; in awhile | |
| 不和 不和 | not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 工 工 | labor, work; worker, laborer | |
| 爱上 愛上 | to fall in love with; to be in love with | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 跟人 跟人 | to marry (of woman) | |
| 那个人 那個人 | lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams | |
| 变得 變得 | to become | |
| 早起 早起 | to get up early | |
| 不太好 不太好 | not so good; not too well | |
| 三十 三十 | thirty; 30 | |
| 会要 會要 | dynastic records of imperial China | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 明早 明早 | tomorrow morning; tomorrow | |
| 试一试 試一試 | to have a try | |
| 好朋友 好朋友 | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) | |
| 一会 一會 | a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] | |
| 水路 水路 | waterway | |
| 回事 回事 | (old) to report to one's master | |
| 多个 多個 | many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) | |
| 放工 放工 | to knock off work for the day | |
| 多多 多多 | many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more | |
| 还好 還好 | not bad; tolerable; fortunately | |
| 等一等 等一等 | wait a moment | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 买东西 買東西 | to do one's shopping | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 早来 早來 | to arrive early | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 大一 大一 | first-year university student | |
| 高高兴兴 高高興興 | cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily | |
| 等一会儿 等一會兒 | erhua variant of | |
| 不等 不等 | unequal; varied | |
| 人人 人人 | everyone; every person | |
| 昨 昨 | yesterday; in former times, past | |
| 试衣 試衣 | to try on (clothes); fitting | |
| 一说 一說 | an expression of opinion; according to some | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 六十 六十 | sixty; 60 | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 走你 走你 | (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this! |