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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引起 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse HSK 4
根 根 gēn root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) HSK 4
王 王 wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
宝贝 寶貝 bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
非 非 Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
梦 夢 mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
底 底 de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) HSK 4
项 項 xiàng back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc HSK 4
局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if 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
美的 美的 Měi dí Midea (brand) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
约瑟夫 約瑟夫 Yuē sè fū Joseph (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
莫斯科 莫斯科 Mò sī kē Moscow, capital of Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
卫 衛 Wèi guard, protect, defend ∼HSK 3
朱 朱 Zhū cinnabar, vermilion; surname ∼HSK 3
老头乐 老頭樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc) ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
整风 整風 zhěng fēng Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan; cf Rectification campaign 整風運動|整风运动, army purge of 1942-44 and anti-rightist purge of 1957 ∼HSK 3
右派 右派 yòu pài (political) right; right wing; rightist ∼HSK 3
打死 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill; to beat to death ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
双数 雙數 shuāng shù even number ∼HSK 3
诺 諾 nuò promise; assent, approve ∼HSK 3
婚期 婚期 hūn qī wedding day ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
成亲 成親 chéng qīn to get married ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
实事 實事 shí shì fact; actual thing; practical matter ∼HSK 3
舒心 舒心 shū xīn comfortable; happy ∼HSK 3
送终 送終 sòng zhōng to attend upon a dying parent or other senior family member; to handle the funeral affairs of a senior family member ∼HSK 3
铁道 鐵道 tiě dào railway line; rail track ∼HSK 3
得直 得直 dé zhí (HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal ∼HSK 3
不好受 不好受 bù hǎo shòu unpleasant; hard to take ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity); to be on the lookout ∼HSK 3
面目 面目 miàn mù appearance; facial features; look ∼HSK 3
政治生活 政治生活 zhèng zhì shēng huó political life ∼HSK 3
健 健 jiàn strong, robust, healthy; strength ∼HSK 3