Springtime in a Small Town

Springtime in a Small Town 2002

小城之春 xiǎochéng zhī chūn

In a mansion decimated during World War II, a frustrated, bored housewife, Yuwen, is torn between caring for her ailing husband and her longing for a former sweetheart, a doctor who has come to treat her husband.

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3.78 Beginner Director Tian Zhuangzhuang 🍅 86%

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哈 哈 hā (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
纹 紋 wén line, streak, stripe; wrinkle ∼HSK 4
玛 瑪 mǎ agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
勇 勇 yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
预 預 yù prepare, arrange; in advance ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
责 責 zé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
悔 悔 huǐ repent, show remorse, regret ∼HSK 4
暑 暑 shǔ hot ∼HSK 4
巾 巾 jīn kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 ∼HSK 4
毕 畢 Bì end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
怀 懷 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
虑 慮 lǜ be concerned, worry about ∼HSK 4
川 川 Chuān stream, river; flow; boil ∼HSK 4
厨 廚 chú kitchen; closet; cupboard ∼HSK 4
材 材 cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
纪 紀 Jǐ record, annal, historical account ∼HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
郭 郭 Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
荷 荷 Hé lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
概 概 gài generally, approximately ∼HSK 4
辛 辛 Xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem ∼HSK 4
危 危 Wēi dangerous, precarious; high ∼HSK 4
警 警 jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
丽 麗 Lí beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
脉 脈 mài blood vessels, veins, arteries ∼HSK 4
激 激 jī arouse, excite, incite; quickly ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
盾 盾 dùn shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder ∼HSK 4
劳 勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
羡 羨 xiàn envy, admire; praise; covet ∼HSK 4
慕 慕 mù long for, desire; admire ∼HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
泪 淚 lèi tears HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
逛 逛 guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
败 敗 bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither HSK 4