Old Fox 2023
老狐狸
Set in the late 1980s, this family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to survive in a rapidly changing world as well as things his poor father would never be able to teach him.
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Vocabulary
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| 为什么 為什麼 | why?; for what reason? | |
| 件 件 | item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc | |
| 场 場 | threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout | |
| 感觉 感覺 | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive | |
| 事情 事情 | affair; matter; thing; business | |
| 长 長 | length; long; forever; always; constantly | |
| 而且 而且 | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore | |
| 成 成 | to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth | |
| 第一 第一 | first; number one; primary | |
| 不要 不要 | don't!; must not | |
| 公司 公司 | company; firm; corporation | |
| 一直 一直 | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through | |
| 一定 一定 | surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must | |
| 大家 大家 | everyone; influential family; great expert | |
| 带 帶 | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise | |
| 应该 應該 | ought to; should; must | |
| 这么 這麼 | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this | |
| 那么 那麼 | like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case | |
| 所以 所以 | therefore; as a result; so; the reason why | |
| 当 噹 | to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at | |
| 才 才 | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only | |
| 可能 可能 | might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps | |
| 更 更 | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) | |
| 该 該 | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | |
| 但是 但是 | but; however | |
| 它 它 | it | |
| 只 隻 | only; merely; just; but | |
| 因为 因為 | because; owing to; on account of | |
| 又 又 | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway | |
| 如果 如果 | if; in case; in the event that | |
| 这样 這樣 | this kind of; so; this way; like this; such | |
| 已经 已經 | already | |
| 可以 可以 | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | |
| 得 得 | to have to; must; ought to; to need to | |
| 自己 自己 | oneself; one's own | |
| 但 但 | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just | |
| 让 讓 | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被) | |
| 啊 啊 | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! | |
| 不动 不動 | motionless | Xiehouyu |
| 多谢 多謝 | many thanks; thanks a lot | Xiehouyu |
| 不客气 不客氣 | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt | Xiehouyu |
| 没关系 沒關係 | it doesn't matter | Xiehouyu |
| 对不起 對不起 | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint | Xiehouyu |
| 干 乹 | (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 干; (archaic) shield | Xiehouyu |
| 不会 不會 | improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 看看 看看 | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon | Colloquialism |
| 有本事 有本事 | to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! | Colloquialism |
| 菜 菜 | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor | Colloquialism |