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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yǎng to face upward; to look up; to admire; to rely on HSK 6
hěn nánshuō Hard to say HSK 6
wài outer clothing; semblance; appearance HSK 6
father's father; paternal grandfather HSK 6
huā píng flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent) HSK 6
qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" HSK 6
gu paternal aunt HSK 6
duō bàn most; mostly; most likely HSK 6
yān to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) HSK 6
(husked) rice HSK 6
qiān modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks HSK 6
shàng dàng taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped HSK 6
zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless HSK 6
exceptionally big HSK 6
pìn qǐng to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) HSK 6
dào together HSK 6
chū to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent HSK 6
qiáng zhuàng strong; sturdy; robust HSK 6
zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job; to recruit HSK 6
便 便 biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
yuán reason; cause HSK 6
hóng shuǐ deluge; flood HSK 6
yào rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) HSK 6
miàn xiàng to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet HSK 6
xiào shēng laughter HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
jiū fēn dispute HSK 6
yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party HSK 6
dòng to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching HSK 6
cūn zhuāng village; hamlet HSK 6
shōu to confiscate; to seize HSK 6
gǎn rén touching; moving HSK 6
guò hòu after the event HSK 6
specially; intentionally HSK 6
gān shè to interfere; to meddle; interference HSK 6
to cross; to pass through; to ferry HSK 6
cháng jiǔ (for a) long time HSK 6
xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
zhī to weave HSK 6
bāo to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating HSK 6
chá chū to find out; to discover HSK 6
jǐng (bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation; scene (of a play); (literary) sunlight HSK 6
xiǎng bu dào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that HSK 6
xiǎo de to know HSK 6
tūn to swallow; to take HSK 6
shēn shēn deep; profound HSK 6
zhì reason; intellect; rationality; rational HSK 6
běn zhì essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality HSK 6
tāo to fish out (from pocket); to scoop HSK 6