The Blue Kite 1994
蓝风筝
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Vocabulary
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| 辜负 辜負 | to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint | |
| 住户 住戶 | household; inhabitant; householder | |
| 锯 鋸 | a saw; to cut with a saw | |
| 批判 批判 | to criticize; critique | |
| 同伙 同伙 | colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice | |
| 望远镜 望遠鏡 | binoculars; telescope | |
| 恐吓 恐嚇 | to threaten; to menace | |
| 猛烈 猛烈 | fierce; violent; vigorous; intense | |
| 青蛙 青蛙 | frog; (old) (slang) ugly guy | |
| 安宁 安寧 | Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan | |
| 不容 不容 | must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate | |
| 舅舅 舅舅 | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) | |
| 糊 䊀 | muddled; paste; scorched | |
| 忍耐 忍耐 | to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance | |
| 人手 人手 | manpower; staff; human hand | |
| 俊 㑺 | smart; eminent; handsome; talented | |
| 低下 低下 | low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) | |
| 非得 非得 | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 报仇 報仇 | to take revenge; to avenge | |
| 淘 淘 | to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge | |
| 蜡烛 蠟燭 | candle | |
| 伸手 伸手 | to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle | |
| 社会主义 社會主義 | socialism | |
| 视力 視力 | vision; eyesight | |
| 前线 前線 | front line; military front; workface; cutting edge | |
| 辩 辯 | to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss | |
| 怀着 懷著 | Be with | |
| 委员 委員 | committee member | |
| 视野 視野 | field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective | |
| 别说 別說 | to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone | |
| 侵略 侵略 | to invade; invasion | |
| 朝着 朝著 | towards | |
| 极为 極為 | extremely; exceedingly | |
| 棍 棍 | stick; rod; truncheon | |
| 言论 言論 | expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments | |
| 是非 是非 | right and wrong; quarrel | |
| 废话 廢話 | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 筒 筒 | tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) | |
| 顺着 順著 | to follow; following; along | |
| 军官 軍官 | officer (military) | |
| 乃 乃 | to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon | |
| 警惕 警惕 | to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn | |
| 见识 見識 | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight | |
| 功 功 | meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) | |
| 哎呀 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 有意 有意 | to intend; intentionally; interested in | |
| 天生 天生 | nature; disposition; innate; natural | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 熬 熬 | to boil; to simmer |