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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年少年少 nián shào	young; junior	∼HSK 1
一口一口 yī kǒu	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	∼HSK 1
等一下等一下 děng yī xià	to wait a moment; later; in awhile	∼HSK 1
不和不和 bù hé	not to get along well; to be on bad terms; to be at odds; discord	∼HSK 1
对了對了 duì le	Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,...	∼HSK 1
坏了壞了 huài le	shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost	∼HSK 1
工工 gōng	labor, work; worker, laborer	∼HSK 1
爱上愛上 ài shàng	to fall in love with; to be in love with	∼HSK 1
找不到找不到 zhǎo bu dào	can't find	∼HSK 1
跟人跟人 gēn rén	to marry (of woman)	∼HSK 1
那个人那個人 nà gè rén	lit. that person; fig. the person you have been looking for; Mr Right; the girl of one's dreams	∼HSK 1
变得變得 biàn de	to become	∼HSK 1
早起早起 zǎo qǐ	to get up early	∼HSK 1
不太好不太好 bù tài hǎo	not so good; not too well	∼HSK 1
三十三十 sān shí	thirty; 30	∼HSK 1
会要會要 huì yào	dynastic records of imperial China	∼HSK 1
开门開門 kāi mén	to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business	∼HSK 1
明早明早 míng zǎo	tomorrow morning; tomorrow	∼HSK 1
试一试試一試 shì yī shì	to have a try	∼HSK 1
好朋友好朋友 hǎo péng you	good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)	∼HSK 1
一会一會 yī huì	a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]	∼HSK 1
水路水路 shuǐ lù	waterway	∼HSK 1
回事回事 huí shì	(old) to report to one's master	∼HSK 1
多个多個 duō ge	many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)	∼HSK 1
放工放工 fàng gōng	to knock off work for the day	∼HSK 1
多多多多 duō duō	many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more	∼HSK 1
还好還好 hái hǎo	not bad; tolerable; fortunately	∼HSK 1
等一等等一等 děng yī děng	wait a moment	∼HSK 1
不了不了 bù le	no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)	∼HSK 1
买东西買東西 mǎi dōng xi	to do one's shopping	∼HSK 1
做人做人 zuò rén	to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity	∼HSK 1
家的家的 jiā de	(old) wife	∼HSK 1
早来早來 zǎo lái	to arrive early	∼HSK 1
拿来拿來 ná lái	to bring; to fetch; to get	∼HSK 1
半个半個 bàn ge	half of sth	∼HSK 1
太好了太好了 tài hǎo le	very good	∼HSK 1
大一大一 dà yī	first-year university student	∼HSK 1
高高兴兴高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng	cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily	∼HSK 1
等一会儿等一會兒 děng yī huì r	erhua variant of	∼HSK 1
不等不等 bù děng	unequal; varied	∼HSK 1
人人人人 rén rén	everyone; every person	∼HSK 1
昨昨 zuó	yesterday; in former times, past	∼HSK 1
试衣試衣 shì yī	to try on (clothes); fitting	∼HSK 1
一说一說 yī shuō	an expression of opinion; according to some	∼HSK 1
慢走慢走 màn zǒu	Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!	∼HSK 1
想要想要 xiǎng yào	to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of	∼HSK 1
六十六十 liù shí	sixty; 60	∼HSK 1
你等你等 nǐ děng	(archaic) you all	∼HSK 1
走你走你 zǒu nǐ	(neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this!; Come on, you can do this!	∼HSK 1
嫖客嫖客 piáo kè	patron of a brothel	∼HSK 1