So Long, My Son 2019
地久天长
Two married couples adjust to the vast social and economic changes taking place in China from the 1980s to the present.
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Vocabulary
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| 走动 走動 | to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) | |
| 等一下 等一下 | to wait a moment; later; in awhile | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 送医 送醫 | to send or deliver to the hospital | |
| 小子 小子 | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 点着 點著 | to light (a candle, cigarette etc) | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 慢走 慢走 | Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! | |
| 回事 回事 | (old) to report to one's master | |
| 考上 考上 | to pass a university entrance exam | |
| 不可以 不可以 | may not | |
| 做手 做手 | to put one's hand to sth; to set about; skillful hands; worker; writer | |
| 先进个人 先進個人 | (official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual | |
| 话里有话 話裡有話 | one's words carry an implicit meaning | |
| 那天 那天 | that day; the other day | |
| 不送 不送 | don't bother to see me out | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 洗手 洗手 | to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet | |
| 打点 打點 | to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 点出 點出 | to point out; to indicate | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 大白 大白 | to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Com | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 玫瑰花 玫瑰花 | rose | |
| 男的 男的 | man | |
| 女的 女的 | woman | |
| 差一点 差一點 | almost; nearly | |
| 车床 車床 | lathe | |
| 老二 老二 | second-eldest child in a family; (euphemism) penis | |
| 老去 老去 | to get old | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 过多 過多 | too many; excessive | |
| 下一站 下一站 | the next stop (of a bus etc) | |
| 怎么说呢 怎麼說呢 | Why is that?; How come? | |
| 忙着 忙著 | to be occupied with (doing sth) | |
| 考过 考過 | to pass (an exam) | |
| 不着 不著 | no need; need not | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 开门 開門 | to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business | |
| 关门 關門 | to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) | |
| 二次 二次 | second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) | |
| 三次 三次 | third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 一对 一對 | couple; pair | |
| 住手 住手 | to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand | |
| 有请 有請 | to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) |