The Golden Era

The Golden Era 2014

huángjīnshídài

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.

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4.63 Intermediate Director Ann Hui 🍅 60%

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classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
xìng woman; the female sex HSK 5
dàn in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day HSK 5
dāi to stay HSK 5
shǎ foolish HSK 5
qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
péi to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔 HSK 5
fàng to renounce; to abandon; to give up HSK 5
zài one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
like this; so; such HSK 5
gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
àn bīng dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time Idiom ∼HSK 4
fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
shòu liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet Xiehouyu HSK 4
liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
nán tóng gay guy (coll.) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone); (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
Duān two-character surname Duanmu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xùn Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Dīng Líng Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jīn Sikkim, Indian state bordering Tibet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
lán Hulan district of Harbin in Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Yán ān Yan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jūn Japanese army; Japanese troops Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Mary or Marie (name); Mali Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Bái lǎng Bainang county, Tibetan: Pa snam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
chāng Wuchang district of Wuhan city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lín fén Linfen, prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Sān zàng Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Guó mín Zhèng Nationalist government (the government of the Republic of China 1925-1948) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广 Guǎng píng Guangping county in Handan, Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Kàng Zhàn zhēng (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Tài yuán Taiyuan, prefecture-level city and capital of Shanxi Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xuánzàng Xuanzang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Lán zhōu Lanzhou, prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Jiāng jīn Jiangjin, a district of Chongqing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
Xiāng gǎng Hóng Shí huì Hong Kong Red Cross Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
滿 Mǎn zhōu guó Manchukuo Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
ěr Qiqihar, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
jiā huì Xujiahui, an area in, Xuhui district, central Shanghai Proper Noun ∼HSK 4