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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嫖客 嫖客 piáo kè patron of a brothel ∼HSK 1
妓女 妓女 jì nǚ prostitute; hooker ∼HSK 1
差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
做大 做大 zuò dà arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale ∼HSK 1
走出 走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1
在下 在下 zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
大病 大病 dà bìng serious illness ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
对我来说 對我來說 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat HSK 1
请进 請進 qǐng jìn "please come in" HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat ∼HSK 1
买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford; can't afford buying ∼HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
星期天 星期天 Xīng qī tiān Sunday HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup; glass HSK 1
楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread HSK 1
左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left; the left side; to the left of HSK 1
楼下 樓下 lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
下班 下班 xià bān to finish work; to get off work HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
常常 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1