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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一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
您好 您好 nín hǎo hello (polite) ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
大雨 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
打水 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water; to splash water ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
有水 有水 yǒu shuǐ supplied with water (of a house) ∼HSK 1
小日子 小日子 xiǎo rì zi simple life ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
远大 遠大 yuǎn dà far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising ∼HSK 1
老年人 老年人 lǎo nián rén old people; the elderly ∼HSK 1
日日 日日 rì rì every day ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
花呢 花呢 huā ní fancy suiting ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
话匣子 話匣子 huà xiá zi phonograph or radio (old term); chatterbox; talkative person ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
多重 多重 duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1