Springtime in a Small Town 2002
小城之春
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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Vocabulary
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| 婚 婚 | get married; marriage, wedding | |
| 兰 蘭 | orchid; elegant, graceful | |
| 奇 奇 | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | |
| 音 音 | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation | |
| 沙 沙 | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated | |
| 抗 抗 | resist, oppose, defy, reject | |
| 普 普 | universal, general, widespread | |
| 邻 鄰 | neighbor; neighborhood | |
| 委 委 | appoint, send, commission | |
| 舒 舒 | open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy | |
| 容 容 | looks, appearance; figure, form | |
| 赞 贊 | help, support, assist, aid | |
| 劲 勁 | strong, unyielding, tough, power | |
| 健 健 | strong, robust, healthy; strength | |
| 康 康 | peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy | |
| 决 決 | decide, determine, judge | |
| 束 束 | to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control | |
| 冬 冬 | winter | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 静 靜 | still; calm; quiet; not moving | |
| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 吵 吵 | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | |
| 羊 羊 | sheep; goat | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 糖 糖 | sugar; sweets; candy | |
| 化 化 | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 升 升 | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 断 斷 | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 胜 勝 | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | |
| 紧 緊 | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | |
| 保 保 | to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old) | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 系 係 | to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) | |
| 皮 皮 | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | |
| 空 空 | empty; air; sky; in vain | |
| 破 破 | broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of | |
| 痛 痛 | ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly | |
| 救 捄 | to save; to assist; to rescue | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 火 火 | fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 |