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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| 辈 輩 | lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people | |
| 保养 保養 | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance | |
| 一身 一身 | whole body; from head to toe; single person; a suit of clothes | |
| 煤 煤 | coal | |
| 摔倒 摔倒 | to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground | |
| 称号 稱號 | name; term of address; title | |
| 出差 出差 | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 来信 來信 | incoming letter; to send us a letter | |
| 歇 歇 | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | |
| 再也 再也 | (not) any more | |
| 向上 向上 | upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress | |
| 沟 溝 | ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine | |
| 上级 上級 | higher authorities; superiors | |
| 当前 當前 | the present time; to be faced with | |
| 客气 客氣 | polite; courteous; formal; modest | |
| 光荣 光榮 | honor and glory; glorious | |
| 朵 朵 | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc | |
| 军人 軍人 | serviceman; soldier; military personnel | |
| 劳动 勞動 | work; toil; physical labor | |
| 大胆 大膽 | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless | |
| 场面 場面 | scene; spectacle; occasion; situation | |
| 汗 汗 | see 汗, 汗国 | |
| 完了 完了 | to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no | |
| 过于 過於 | too much; excessively | |
| 脾气 脾氣 | character; temperament; disposition; bad temper | |
| 敲 敲 | to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge | |
| 不许 不許 | not to allow; must not; can't | |
| 戒 戒 | to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger) | |
| 锅 鍋 | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | |
| 助理 助理 | assistant | |
| 得了 得了 | all right!; that's enough! | |
| 指示 指示 | to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions | |
| 严肃 嚴肅 | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe | |
| 看出 看出 | to make out; to see | |
| 期望 期望 | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope | |
| 虎 虎 | tiger | |
| 用来 用來 | to be used for | |
| 摔 摔 | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | |
| 尝 嘗 | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once | |
| 胃 胃 | stomach | |
| 瞧 瞧 | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | |
| 挤 擠 | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) | |
| 局长 局長 | bureau chief | |
| 剪 剪 | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | |
| 警告 警告 | to warn; to admonish | |
| 当年 當年 | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | |
| 详细 詳細 | detailed; in detail; minute | |
| 清理 清理 | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of | |
| 不幸 不幸 | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately | |
| 回头 回頭 | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by |