Spring in a Small Town

Spring in a Small Town 1948

小城之春 xiǎochéng zhī chūn

A married couple living in a desolate small town in post-WWII China are paid a surprise visit by an old friend of the husband's.

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3.57 Beginner Director Fei Mu 🍅 100%

Cast

Wei Wei Wei Wei Zhou Yuwen Yu Shi Yu Shi Dai Liyan Li Wei Li Wei Zhang Zhichen Cui Chaoming Cui Chaoming Lao Huang Zhang Hongmei Zhang Hongmei Dai Xiou

Vocabulary

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死心塌地 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
淘气 淘氣 táo qì naughty; mischievous Xiehouyu HSK 7
空虚 空虛 kōng xū hollow; emptiness; meaningless Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb HSK 7
沏 沏 qī to steep (tea) HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié to leave without saying good-bye HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
没落 沒落 mò luò to decline; to wane HSK 7
灰心 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart; to be discouraged HSK 7
祖宗 祖宗 zǔ zōng ancestor; forebear HSK 7
纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) HSK 7
药方 藥方 yào fāng prescription HSK 7
毯子 毯子 tǎn zi blanket HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
打猎 打獵 dǎ liè to go hunting HSK 7
凄凉 悽涼 qī liáng mournful; miserable HSK 7
安眠药 安眠藥 ān mián yào sleeping pill HSK 7
念书 念書 niàn shū to read; to study HSK 7
明媚 明媚 míng mèi bright and beautiful HSK 7
受苦 受苦 shòu kǔ to suffer hardship HSK 7
留恋 留戀 liú liàn reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondly HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) HSK 7
蜡 蠟 là candle; wax HSK 7
绣 繡 xiù to embroider; embroidery HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
惭愧 慚愧 cán kuì ashamed HSK 7
镇静 鎮靜 zhèn jìng calm; cool HSK 7
撇 撇 piē to cast away; to fling aside HSK 7
城墙 城牆 chéng qiáng city wall HSK 7
恨不得 恨不得 hèn bu de wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth HSK 7
太平 太平 tài píng peace and security HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
怀抱 懷抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) HSK 7
发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to get angry HSK 7
巷 巷 xiàng lane; alley HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
栽 栽 zāi to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign); to impose sth on sb; to stumble; to fall down HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7