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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排骨 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
娟 娟 juān beautiful, graceful ∼HSK 5
乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā crow; raven ∼HSK 5
舅 舅 jiù maternal uncle ∼HSK 5
蔚 蔚 Yù luxuriant, thick; ornamental ∼HSK 5
瑛 瑛 yīng luster of gem; crystal ∼HSK 5
打食 打食 dǎ shí to go in search of food (of animals); to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets ∼HSK 5
整风运动 整風運動 zhěng fēng yùn dòng Rectification campaign; political purge; cf Mao's 1942-44 campaign at Yanan, and his 1950 and 1957 anti-rightist purges ∼HSK 5
入党 入黨 rù dǎng to join a political party (esp. the Communist Party) ∼HSK 5
袍 袍 páo long gown, robe, cloak ∼HSK 5
柱 柱 zhù pillar, post; support; lean on ∼HSK 5
筝 箏 zhēng stringed musical instrument; kite ∼HSK 5
嘘 噓 xū exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise ∼HSK 5
行礼 行禮 xíng lǐ to salute; to make one's salutations ∼HSK 5
青年人 青年人 qīng nián rén young person; the young ∼HSK 5
叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals) ∼HSK 5
滋 滋 zī grow, multiply, increase; thrive ∼HSK 5
合营 合營 hé yíng to operate jointly; a joint venture; cooperative ∼HSK 5
工商业 工商業 gōng shāng yè industry and commerce ∼HSK 5
跤 跤 jiāo stumble, fall down; wrestle ∼HSK 5
摞 摞 luò to pile up ∼HSK 5
硬是 硬是 yìng shì just; simply; stubbornly; really ∼HSK 5
鸣 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal; make sound ∼HSK 5
羞 羞 xiū shame ∼HSK 5
虞 虞 Yú concerned about, anxious, worried ∼HSK 5
郁 鬱 yù sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit ∼HSK 5
革 革 gé leather, animal hides; rad. 177 ∼HSK 5
伥 倀 chāng ghost of one devoured by tiger ∼HSK 5
燥 燥 zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
年青 年青 nián qīng youthful ∼HSK 5
剩菜 剩菜 shèng cài leftovers (food) ∼HSK 5
巴掌 巴掌 bā zhang palm of the hand; classifier: slap ∼HSK 5
撂 撂 liào put down, put aside; drop ∼HSK 5
婆 婆 pó old woman; grandmother ∼HSK 5
劳改 勞改 láo gǎi abbr. for; reform through labor; laogai (prison camp) ∼HSK 5
愚 愚 yú stupid, doltish, foolish ∼HSK 5
核准 核准 hé zhǔn to authorize; to investigate then ratify ∼HSK 5
锵 鏘 qiāng tinkle, clang, jingle ∼HSK 5
知府 知府 zhī fǔ prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) ∼HSK 5
呆会儿 呆會兒 dāi huì r variant of ∼HSK 5
锣鼓 鑼鼓 luó gǔ gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments ∼HSK 5
瞟 瞟 piǎo glare at; look askance at; squint ∼HSK 5
剪子 剪子 jiǎn zi clippers; scissors; shears HSK 5
差点儿 差點兒 chà diǎn r erhua variant of 差点; almost; nearly HSK 5
胡同 胡同 hú tòng lane; alley HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5
团长 團長 tuán zhǎng regimental command; head of a delegation; group buy organizer; group-buying coordinator HSK 5
号召 號召 hào zhào to call; to appeal HSK 5