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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发汗發汗 fā hàn	to sweat	∼HSK 5
嫂嫂嫂嫂 sǎosao	sister-in-law	∼HSK 5
媒人媒人 méi ren	go-between; matchmaker	∼HSK 5
怎能怎能 zěn néng	how can	∼HSK 5
拆下拆下 chāi xià	to dismantle; to take apart	∼HSK 5
见鬼見鬼 jiàn guǐ	absurd; strange; (interj.) curse it!; to hell with it!	∼HSK 5
恶毒惡毒 è dú	malicious	∼HSK 5
乱搞亂搞 luàn gǎo	to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed	∼HSK 5
不方便不方便 bù fāng biàn	inconvenience; inconvenient	∼HSK 5
乡下人鄉下人 xiāng xià rén	country folk; rustic; rural folk	∼HSK 5
不爽不爽 bù shuǎng	not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate	∼HSK 5
喜饼喜餅 xǐ bǐng	double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement	∼HSK 5
髦髦 máo	flowing hair of young child	∼HSK 5
尼姑尼姑 ní gū	Buddhist nun	∼HSK 5
怎怎 zěn	how (variant of 怎么)	∼HSK 5
娴嫻 xián	elegant, refined; skillful	∼HSK 5
管闲事管閒事 guǎn xián shì	to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business	∼HSK 5
不对劲不對勁 bù duì jìn	not in good condition; wrong; fishy	∼HSK 5
红宝石紅寶石 hóng bǎo shí	ruby	∼HSK 5
下辈子下輩子 xià bèi zi	the next life	∼HSK 5
骨肉骨肉 gǔ ròu	blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood	∼HSK 5
不忍心不忍心 bù rěn xīn	can't bear to (do sth emotionally painful)	∼HSK 5
孩儿孩兒 hái r	child (term of address)	∼HSK 5
彷彷 páng	like, resembling; resemble	∼HSK 5
草木草木 cǎo mù	vegetation; plants	∼HSK 5
浑渾 hún	muddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix	∼HSK 5
簪簪 zān	hairpin, clasp; wear in hair	∼HSK 5
老爷老爺 lǎo ye	master, sir	∼HSK 5
一身汗一身汗 yī shēn hàn	sweating all over	∼HSK 5
半辈子半輩子 bàn bèi zi	half of a lifetime	∼HSK 5
故地故地 gù dì	once familiar places; former haunts	∼HSK 5
丢下丟下 diū xià	to abandon	∼HSK 5
辈子輩子 bèi zi	all one's life; lifetime	∼HSK 5
年前年前 nián qián	by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year	HSK 5
鲜艳鮮艷 xiān yàn	bright-colored; gaily-colored	HSK 5
回信回信 huí xìn	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply	HSK 5
报答報答 bào dá	to repay; to requite	HSK 5
辈輩 bèi	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	HSK 5
火腿火腿 huǒ tuǐ	ham	HSK 5
不时不時 bù shí	from time to time; now and then; occasionally; frequently	HSK 5
拾拾 shè	to ascend in light steps	HSK 5
披披 pī	to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out	HSK 5
面子面子 miàn zi	outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face	HSK 5
发觉發覺 fā jué	to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive	HSK 5
打架打架 dǎ jià	to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows	HSK 5
模样模樣 mú yàng	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; also pr. [mó yàng]	HSK 5
摄影师攝影師 shè yǐng shī	photographer; cameraman	HSK 5
难得難得 nán dé	seldom; rare; hard to come by	HSK 5
总算總算 zǒng suàn	at long last; finally; on the whole	HSK 5
打扰打擾 dǎ rǎo	to disturb; to bother; to trouble	HSK 5