Little Big Women

Little Big Women 2020

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A story about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.

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4.05 Intermediate Director Joseph Hsu IMDb 7.2

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Vocabulary

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qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag HSK 5
cāi to guess HSK 5
wéi zhǐ until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) HSK 5
qiàn to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) HSK 5
zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
to hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music) HSK 5
lián pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on HSK 5
piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
sǔn shī loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage HSK 5
skin HSK 5
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) HSK 5
tōu to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily HSK 5
trick; drama; play; show HSK 5
jiā shàng plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that HSK 5
yāo qǐng to invite; invitation HSK 5
to dance; to wield; to brandish HSK 5
guǐ disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 诡); one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy HSK 5
tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
wéi only; sole HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
tiān shēng - zhì (idiom) to be naturally beautiful; to be born beautiful Idiom ∼HSK 4
lái bu there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
lǎo (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
Xiù yīng Xiuying district of Haikou city, Hainan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tuō TOEFL; Test of English as a Foreign Language Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Běi dǒu xīng the Big Dipper; the Plow Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Wēn huá Vancouver (city in Canada) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chéng capital of 府 prefecture (from Tang to Qing times); prefectural seat Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Fēn lán Finland Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dōng hǎi àn East Coast Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yuán bǎo Yuanbao district of Dandong city, Liaoning Proper Noun ∼HSK 4