Springtime in a Small Town

Springtime in a Small Town 2002

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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(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
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
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
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
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
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
Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
zhī know ∼HSK 4
meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
wén line, streak, stripe; wrinkle ∼HSK 4
agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
yǒng brave, courageous, fierce ∼HSK 4
prepare, arrange; in advance ∼HSK 4
Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame ∼HSK 4
huǐ repent, show remorse, regret ∼HSK 4
shǔ hot ∼HSK 4
jīn kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radical number 50 ∼HSK 4
end, finish, conclude; completed ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
be concerned, worry about ∼HSK 4
Chuān stream, river; flow; boil ∼HSK 4
chú kitchen; closet; cupboard ∼HSK 4
cái material, stuff; timber; talent ∼HSK 4
record, annal, historical account ∼HSK 4
qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
Guō outer part (of a city); surname ∼HSK 4
lotus, water lily, holland ∼HSK 4
gài generally, approximately ∼HSK 4
Xīn bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem ∼HSK 4
Wēi dangerous, precarious; high ∼HSK 4
jǐng guard, watch; alert, alarm ∼HSK 4
beautiful, magnificent, elegant ∼HSK 4
mài blood vessels, veins, arteries ∼HSK 4
arouse, excite, incite; quickly ∼HSK 4
Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
dùn shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder ∼HSK 4
láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
xiàn envy, admire; praise; covet ∼HSK 4
long for, desire; admire ∼HSK 4
yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
lèi tears HSK 4
jade HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
bài to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither HSK 4