The Blue Kite

The Blue Kite 1994

蓝风筝 lán fēngzhēng

A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Vocabulary

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辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
住户 住戶 zhù hù household; inhabitant; householder HSK 7
锯 鋸 jù a saw; to cut with a saw HSK 7
批判 批判 pī pàn to criticize; critique HSK 7
同伙 同伙 tóng huǒ colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice HSK 7
望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars; telescope HSK 7
恐吓 恐嚇 kǒng hè to threaten; to menace HSK 7
猛烈 猛烈 měng liè fierce; violent; vigorous; intense HSK 7
青蛙 青蛙 qīng wā frog; (old) (slang) ugly guy HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
糊 䊀 hú muddled; paste; scorched HSK 7
忍耐 忍耐 rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
人手 人手 rén shǒu manpower; staff; human hand HSK 7
俊 㑺 jùn smart; eminent; handsome; talented HSK 7
低下 低下 dī xià low status; lowly; to lower (one's head) HSK 7
非得 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
报仇 報仇 bào chóu to take revenge; to avenge HSK 7
淘 淘 táo to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge HSK 7
蜡烛 蠟燭 là zhú candle HSK 7
伸手 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle HSK 7
社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì socialism HSK 7
视力 視力 shì lì vision; eyesight HSK 7
前线 前線 qián xiàn front line; military front; workface; cutting edge HSK 7
辩 辯 biàn to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss HSK 7
怀着 懷著 huáizhe Be with HSK 7
委员 委員 wěi yuán committee member HSK 7
视野 視野 shì yě field of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
侵略 侵略 qīn lu:è to invade; invasion HSK 7
朝着 朝著 cháo zhe towards HSK 7
极为 極為 jí wéi extremely; exceedingly HSK 7
棍 棍 gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
言论 言論 yán lùn expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
筒 筒 tǒng tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc) HSK 7
顺着 順著 shùn zhe to follow; following; along HSK 7
军官 軍官 jūn guān officer (military) HSK 7
乃 乃 nǎi to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon HSK 7
警惕 警惕 jǐng tì to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn HSK 7
见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight HSK 7
功 功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
有意 有意 yǒu yì to intend; intentionally; interested in HSK 7
天生 天生 tiān shēng nature; disposition; innate; natural HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7