Taipei Story 1985

青梅竹马 qīngméizhúmǎ

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

HSK 1

3.45 Beginner Director Edward Yang 🍅 100%

Cast

Tsai Chin Chin

Hou Hsiao-hsien Lung

Wu Nien-jen Chen

Lin Hsiu-Ling A-Ling

Su-Yun Ko Gwan

Ko I-chen Mr. Ke

Mei Fang Chin's Mother

Wu Ping-nan Chin's Father

Yang Li-yin Qin

Grace Chen Mrs. Mei

Vocabulary

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定定 dìng	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	HSK 4
了解了解 liǎo jiě	to understand; to realize; to find out	HSK 4
之后之後 zhī hòu	after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then	HSK 4
缺钱缺錢 quē qián	shortage of money	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没救沒救 méi jiù	hopeless; incurable	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
没用沒用 méi yòng	useless	Xiehouyu HSK 3
老美老美 lǎo Měi	(coll.) an American; person from the United States	Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是要是 yào shi	(coll.) if	Colloquialism HSK 3
输輸 shū	to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)	Colloquialism HSK 3
管筦 guǎn	to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards	Colloquialism HSK 3
洛杉矶洛杉磯 Luò shān jī	Los Angeles, California	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
台北臺北 Tái běi	Taipei, capital of Taiwan	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
迪化迪化 Dí huà	Dihua or Tihwa (old name of Ürümqi)	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
台中臺中 Tái zhōng	Taichung, city in central Taiwan	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
阳明山陽明山 Yáng míng Shān	Mt Yangming in Hunan; Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
加州加州 Jiā zhōu	California	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
干嘛幹嘛 gàn má	what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?	∼HSK 3
楚楚 Chǔ	name of feudal state; clear	∼HSK 3
录音带錄音帶 lù yīn dài	audio tape	∼HSK 3
搬出去搬出去 bān chū qù	to move out (vacate); to shift sth out	∼HSK 3
打死打死 dǎ sǐ	to kill; to beat to death	∼HSK 3
杨楊 Yáng	willow, poplar, aspen; surname	∼HSK 3
左转左轉 zuǒ zhuǎn	to turn left	∼HSK 3
录影机錄影機 lù yǐng jī	camcorder; video recorder; videocassette recorder (Tw)	∼HSK 3
录影带錄影帶 lù yǐng dài	(Tw) videotape; video cassette	∼HSK 3
赡养费贍養費 shàn yǎng fèi	alimony; child support; maintenance allowance	∼HSK 3
不合不合 bù hé	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	∼HSK 3
管制管制 guǎn zhì	to control; to restrict; (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations)	∼HSK 3
接管接管 jiē guǎn	to take over; to assume control	∼HSK 3
提案提案 tí àn	proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal	∼HSK 3
谈谈談談 tán tán	to discuss; to have a chat	∼HSK 3
岁时歲時 suì shí	season; time of the year	∼HSK 3
变化球變化球 biàn huà qiú	(baseball) breaking ball; (fig.) curveball; unexpected turn of events	∼HSK 3
抓去抓去 zhuā qù	to arrest and take away	∼HSK 3
谷穀 gǔ	valley, gorge, ravine	∼HSK 3
艾艾 Ài	artemisia, mugwort; translit.	∼HSK 3
把玩把玩 bǎ wán	to turn around in one's hands; to play with; to fiddle with	∼HSK 3
靶心靶心 bǎ xīn	center of target; bull's eye	∼HSK 3
源源 yuán	spring; source, head; surname	∼HSK 3
有眼光有眼光 yǒu yǎn guāng	to have good taste	∼HSK 3
过世過世 guò shì	to die; to pass away	∼HSK 3
秋千鞦韆 qiū qiān	swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)	∼HSK 3
一时间一時間 yī shí jiān	for a moment; momentarily	∼HSK 3
会死會死 huì sǐ	mortal	∼HSK 3
右转右轉 yòu zhuǎn	to turn right	∼HSK 3
转角轉角 zhuǎn jiǎo	bend in a street; corner; to turn a corner	∼HSK 3
录音錄音 lù yīn	to record (sound); sound recording	HSK 3
手续手續 shǒu xù	procedure; formalities	HSK 3
营养營養 yíng yǎng	nutrition; nourishment	HSK 3
告别告別 gào bié	to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to	HSK 3