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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流泪 流淚 liú lèi to shed tears HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
一早 一早 yī zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
憋 憋 biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) HSK 7
何必 何必 hé bì there is no need; why should HSK 7
遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant; remote HSK 7
毫不 毫不 háo bù hardly; not in the least; not at all HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
羡慕 羨慕 xiàn mù to envy; to admire HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
折磨 折磨 zhé mó to torment; to torture HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
拳 拳 quán fist; boxing HSK 7
惹 惹 rě to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
恭喜 恭喜 gōng xǐ to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
瞎扯 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
洋火 洋火 yáng huǒ (coll.) matches (old) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
大嫂 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
肺病 肺病 fèi bìng lung disease ∼HSK 6
绣花 繡花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery ∼HSK 6
药渣 藥渣 yào zhā dregs of a decoction ∼HSK 6
盆景 盆景 pén jǐng bonsai; landscape in a pot ∼HSK 6
拨动 撥動 bō dòng to stir; to prod; to poke; to move sideways; to strum (on a guitar etc) ∼HSK 6
琴弦 琴絃 qín xián string (of a stringed instrument) ∼HSK 6
相依 相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent ∼HSK 6
服侍 服侍 fú shi to attend to; to care for (patients etc); to look after; to wait upon; to serve; also written 伏侍, see also ∼HSK 6
划拳 划拳 huá quán finger-guessing game ∼HSK 6
小巷 小巷 xiǎo xiàng alley ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
药罐 藥罐 yào guàn pot for decocting herbal medicine ∼HSK 6
认命 認命 rèn mìng to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate; to be resigned to sth ∼HSK 6
绷子 繃子 bēng zi embroidery frame; hoop; tambour ∼HSK 6
铺盖 鋪蓋 pū gài to spread evenly over ∼HSK 6
看不清 看不清 kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
不舒服 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy ∼HSK 6
张望 張望 zhāng wàng to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at ∼HSK 6
尽责 盡責 jìn zé to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
螃蟹 螃蟹 páng xiè crab ∼HSK 6