The Blue Kite

The Blue Kite 1994

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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shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
wǎng qián (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future ∼HSK 2
zhù help, aid, assist ∼HSK 2
mǒu xiē some; certain (things) ∼HSK 2
calm; poised ∼HSK 2
měi every time ∼HSK 2
néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
fèn Taiwan variant of ∼HSK 2
liǎng (say) a few words ∼HSK 2
used in ∼HSK 2
shén me fang somewhere; someplace; where ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
lǎo tóu old fellow; old man; father; husband ∼HSK 2
xiǎo hái child ∼HSK 2
cái by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
děi yào to need; must ∼HSK 2
tóu huí for the first time; on the previous occasion; last time (something occurred) ∼HSK 2
zhì rén fully realized human being; sage; saint ∼HSK 2
tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior ∼HSK 2
huài chu harm; troubles HSK 2
chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
xià xuě to snow HSK 2
yuàn zi courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant HSK 2
Guó yuàn State Council (PRC); State Department (USA) ∼HSK 2
li during the night; at night; nighttime HSK 2
chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
滿 mǎn resentful; discontented; dissatisfied HSK 2
cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2
zhè shí at this time; at this moment HSK 2
zǎo to bathe; to take a shower HSK 2
zhòng shì to attach importance to sth; to value HSK 2
qīng nián youth; youthful years; young person; the young HSK 2
yún (classical) to say HSK 2
dōng tiān winter HSK 2
nán fāng south; the southern part of the country; the South HSK 2
see 咱 HSK 2
xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood HSK 2
hǎo si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
xiǎng an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect HSK 2
jiào shī teacher HSK 2
zuò school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate HSK 2
ān jìng quiet; peaceful; calm HSK 2
yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2