Ocean Heaven

Ocean Heaven 2010

hǎiyáng tiāntáng

The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. It is also a poignant tribute to the infinite love that parents have for their children and their unending desire to take care and look after them to their best abilities, no matter the struggle, no matter the effort.

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3.46 Beginner Director Xue Xiaolu IMDb 7.5

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Vocabulary

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bèi yòng reserve; spare; alternate; backup Xiehouyu HSK 7
guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
nèi domestic demand HSK 7
dòng to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth) HSK 7
why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
wàng busy season; peak period; see also 季 HSK 7
hu careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy HSK 7
shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
without cause or reason HSK 7
zhǔ to tell; to exhort; injunction HSK 7
pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge); to root for sb; to sing sb's praises; to flatter HSK 7
zhuān rén specialist; person appointed for specific task HSK 7
cún zhé passbook; bankbook HSK 7
chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
zhī content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) HSK 7
zhá gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker HSK 7
tuō lěi to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate HSK 7
general idea; main idea HSK 7
yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
yán jìn to strictly prohibit HSK 7
lǎo yuǎn very far away HSK 7
wǎn later period; end stage; terminal HSK 7
mother's sister; aunt HSK 7
jiē to admit (to membership) HSK 7
cuán to bring together HSK 7
寿 shòu mìng life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) HSK 7
to leave; to abandon HSK 7
wén zi mosquito HSK 7
chōu ti drawer HSK 7
to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) HSK 7
fán zào jittery; twitchy; fidgety HSK 7
cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
rare; uncommon; watery; sparse HSK 7
shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
zhǎi narrow; narrow-minded; badly off HSK 7
shǒu to shake hands HSK 7
guī tortoise; turtle HSK 7
yǎng to itch; to tickle HSK 7
mín bàn run by the local people; privately operated HSK 7
bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator HSK 7
shéng zi cord; string; rope HSK 7
mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
róng xìng honored (to have the privilege of ...) HSK 7
tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
kāi chǎng to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event HSK 7
biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) HSK 7
to drag; to haul HSK 7