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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| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 洗手 洗手 | to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 两口子 兩口子 | husband and wife | |
| 请进 請進 | "please come in" | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) | |
| 一家人 一家人 | household; the whole family | |
| 小学生 小學生 | primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner | |
| 不用说 不用說 | needless to say; it goes without saying | |
| 请假 請假 | to request leave of absence | |
| 星期天 星期天 | Sunday | |
| 玩儿 玩兒 | to play; to have fun; to hang out | |
| 一点儿 一點兒 | erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more | |
| 开会 開會 | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | |
| 生病 生病 | to fall ill | |
| 图书馆 圖書館 | library | |
| 小学 小學 | elementary school; primary school | |
| 白天 白天 | daytime; during the day; day | |
| 桌子 桌子 | table; desk | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 唱歌 唱歌 | to sing a song | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 常常 常常 | frequently; often | |
| 门口 門口 | doorway; gate | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 中午 中午 | noon; midday | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 妹 妹 | younger sister | |
| 再见 再見 | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 工人 工人 | worker | |
| 记住 記住 | to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 星期 星期 | week; day of the week; Sunday | |
| 雨 雨 | rain | |
| 进来 進來 | to come in | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | |
| 同学 同學 | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | |
| 慢 慢 | slow | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 考试 考試 | to take an exam; exam | |
| 最好 最好 | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind |