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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| 改 改 | to change; to alter; to transform; to correct | |
| 后来 後來 | afterwards; later; newly arrived | |
| 讨论 討論 | to discuss; to talk over | |
| 查 查 | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) | |
| 意见 意見 | idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint | |
| 意思 意思 | idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc | |
| 短 短 | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault | |
| 弄 弄 | lane; alley | |
| 节目 節目 | program; item (on a program) | |
| 经常 經常 | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily | |
| 提 提 | used in 防 and 溜 | |
| 漂亮 漂亮 | pretty; beautiful | |
| 离 離 | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 怕 怕 | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | |
| 哭 哭 | to cry; to weep | |
| 变成 變成 | to change into; to turn into; to become | |
| 收 收 | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | |
| 怎样 怎樣 | how; what kind | |
| 眼睛 眼睛 | eye | |
| 红 紅 | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | |
| 倒 倒 | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit | |
| 故事 故事 | old practice | |
| 清楚 清楚 | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about | |
| 座 座 | seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects | |
| 好像 好像 | as if; to seem like | |
| 想到 想到 | to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate | |
| 黑 黑 | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 正常 正常 | regular; normal; ordinary | |
| 留 㽞 | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve | |
| 过来 過來 | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of | |
| 办 辦 | to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with | |
| 带来 帶來 | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce | |
| 检查 檢查 | inspection; to examine; to inspect | |
| 脸 臉 | face | |
| 靠 靠 | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) | |
| 最近 最近 | recently; soon; nearest | |
| 面 面 | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc | |
| 也许 也許 | perhaps; maybe | |
| 影响 影響 | influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb | |
| 组 組 | to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries | |
| 越 越 | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 | |
| 生 生 | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student | |
| 离开 離開 | to depart; to leave | |
| 讲 講 | to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture | |
| 改变 改變 | to change; to alter; to transform | |
| 特别 特別 | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular | |
| 当时 當時 | then; at that time; while | |
| 努力 努力 | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious | |
| 变 變 | to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion | |
| 帮助 幫助 | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |