Flavors of Youth

Flavors of Youth 2018

肆式青春 sì shì qīngchūn

The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, follow the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, unchangeable are the short-lived moments of one's childhood days. A plentiful bowl of noodles, the beauty of family and the trials of first love endure the inevitable flow of time, as three different characters explore the strength of bonds and the warmth of cherished memories. Within the disorder of the present world, witness these quaint stories recognize the comfort of the past, and attempt to revive the neglected flavors of youth.

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3.84 Beginner Director Joshua, Li Haoling, Yoshitaka Takeuchi 🍅 83%

Cast

Taito Ban Taito Ban Xiao Ming (voice) Mariya Ise Mariya Ise Young Xiao Ming (voice) Minako Kotobuki Minako Kotobuki Yi Lin (voice) Haruka Shiraishi Haruka Shiraishi Lulu (voice) Hiroki Yasumoto Hiroki Yasumoto Steve (voice) Takeo Otsuka Takeo Otsuka Li Mo (voice) Ikumi Hasegawa Ikumi Hasegawa Xiao Yu (voice)

Vocabulary

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好笑 好笑 hǎo xiào laughable; funny; ridiculous HSK 7
拼命 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it HSK 7
甜蜜 甜蜜 tián mì sweet; happy HSK 7
灵感 靈感 líng gǎn inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor HSK 7
祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray; to say one's prayers; prayer HSK 7
生涯 生涯 shēng yá career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life HSK 7
美味 美味 měi wèi delicious; delicious food; delicacy HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
寂寞 寂寞 jì mò lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent HSK 7
钥匙 鑰匙 yào shi key HSK 7
醒来 醒來 xǐng lái to waken HSK 7
结局 結局 jié jú conclusion; ending HSK 7
得知 得知 dé zhī to find out; to learn of HSK 7
惹 惹 rě to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire; clothes; dress HSK 7
公寓 公寓 gōng yù apartment building; block of flats HSK 7
计 計 jì to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge HSK 7
业 業 yè line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already HSK 7
剂 劑 jì dose (medicine) HSK 7
嘿 嘿 hēi hey HSK 7
灵魂 靈魂 líng hún soul; spirit HSK 7
一面 一面 yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face HSK 7
粉 粉 fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
麻木不仁 麻木不仁 má mù bù rén numbed; insensitive; apathetic; thick-skinned Idiom ∼HSK 6
梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); fig. to deeply long for; to covet Idiom ∼HSK 6
孤家寡人 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) Idiom ∼HSK 6
趾高气扬 趾高氣揚 zhǐ gāo qì yáng high and mighty (idiom); arrogant Idiom ∼HSK 6
拒之门外 拒之門外 jù zhī mén wài to lock one's door and refuse to see sb Idiom ∼HSK 6
混日子 混日子 hùn rì zi to idle; to waste time Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
米粉 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan ∼HSK 6
渔具 漁具 yú jù fishing gear ∼HSK 6
我儿 我兒 wǒ rén my child ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
消逝 消逝 xiāo shì to fade away ∼HSK 6
严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter; harsh; grim; ruthless; severe; cut-throat (competition) ∼HSK 6
无表情 無表情 wú biǎo qíng expressionless; wooden (expression); blank (face) ∼HSK 6
剔透 剔透 tī tòu pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted ∼HSK 6
嚼劲 嚼勁 jiáo jìn chewiness ∼HSK 6
叠加 疊加 dié jiā to superimpose; to layer; to overlay; to superpose ∼HSK 6
宠坏 寵壞 chǒng huài to spoil (a child etc) ∼HSK 6