Postmen in the Mountains 1999
那山那人那狗
An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.
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Vocabulary
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| 后代 後代 | descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations | |
| 储蓄 儲蓄 | to deposit money; to save; savings | |
| 虽说 雖說 | though; although | |
| 过节 過節 | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) | |
| 良 良 | good; very; very much | |
| 报社 報社 | newspaper (i.e. a company) | |
| 迎 迎 | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | |
| 扛 扛 | to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together | |
| 心意 心意 | intention; regard; kindly feelings | |
| 溪 溪 | creek; rivulet | |
| 疲惫 疲憊 | beaten; exhausted; tired | |
| 归来 歸來 | to return; to come back | |
| 耽误 耽誤 | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | |
| 碰上 碰上 | to run into; to come upon; to meet | |
| 裹 裹 | to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) | |
| 来回 來回 | to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly | |
| 咳嗽 咳嗽 | to cough | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 瞒 瞞 | to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark | |
| 盼 盼 | to hope for; to long for; to expect | |
| 一早 一早 | early in the morning; at dawn | |
| 亲手 親手 | personally; with one's own hands | |
| 喘 喘 | to gasp; to pant; asthma | |
| 制服 制服 | to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees) | |
| 口气 口氣 | tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone | |
| 迈 邁 | to take a step; to stride | |
| 拦 攔 | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 闷 悶 | stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly | |
| 功 功 | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) | |
| 优 優 | excellent; superior | |
| 罐 罐 | can; jar; pot | |
| 飘 飄 | to float | |
| 烫 燙 | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | |
| 羡慕 羨慕 | to envy; to admire | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 陌生 陌生 | strange; unfamiliar | |
| 熬 熬 | to boil; to simmer | |
| 坑 坑 | pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb) | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 脖子 脖子 | neck | |
| 钥匙 鑰匙 | key | |
| 老大 老大 | old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang | |
| 烤 烤 | to roast; to bake; to broil | |
| 屁股 屁股 | buttocks; bottom; butt; back part | |
| 惹 惹 | to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) | |
| 灰 灰 | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected | |
| 一面 一面 | one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face | |
| 供 供 | to provide; to supply |