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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与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
空空洞洞 空空洞洞 kōng kōng dòng dòng empty; hollow; lacking in substance Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
慌 慌 huāng to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得) unbearably; terribly Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
忱 忱 chén truth, sincerity; sincere ∼HSK 5
喝醉 喝醉 hē zuì to get drunk ∼HSK 5
马儿 馬兒 mǎ rén horse (familiar) ∼HSK 5
如云 如雲 rú yún like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous) ∼HSK 5
做媒 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) ∼HSK 5
神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder; neuropathy; (derog.) mental case ∼HSK 5
呐 吶 na modal particle ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
娅 婭 yà mutual term of address used by sons-in-law; a brother-in-law ∼HSK 5
谎 謊 huǎng lie ∼HSK 5
安眠 安眠 ān mián to sleep peacefully ∼HSK 5
炮火 炮火 pào huǒ artillery barrage; gunfire ∼HSK 5
花厅 花廳 huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
荣华 榮華 róng huá glory and splendor ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc) ∼HSK 5
呆会儿 呆會兒 dāi huì r variant of ∼HSK 5
廊 廊 láng corridor, porch, veranda ∼HSK 5
老爷 老爺 lǎo ye master, sir ∼HSK 5
粉红 粉紅 fěn hóng pink ∼HSK 5
皮鞭 皮鞭 pí biān lash ∼HSK 5
两样 兩樣 liǎng yàng not the same; different ∼HSK 5
不赞成 不贊成 bù zàn chéng disapproval; to disapprove ∼HSK 5
书呆子 書呆子 shū dāi zi bookworm; pedant; bookish fool ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
何妨 何妨 hé fáng what harm is there in (doing sth) ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
说媒 說媒 shuō méi to act as a matchmaker ∼HSK 5
媒人 媒人 méi ren go-between; matchmaker ∼HSK 5
害得 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad ∼HSK 5
不敢当 不敢當 bù gǎn dāng lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
齐全 齊全 qí quán complete; comprehensive HSK 5
保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance HSK 5
迷信 迷信 mí xìn superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth) HSK 5
敲门 敲門 qiāo mén to knock on a door HSK 5
一身 一身 yī shēn whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes HSK 5
用不着 用不著 yòng bu zháo not need; have no use for HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
远处 遠處 yuǎn chù distant place HSK 5
变动 變動 biàn dòng to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
难得 難得 nán dé seldom; rare; hard to come by HSK 5