The Golden Era

The Golden Era 2014

黄金时代 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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人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng people coming and going; a constant stream of people (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
百无一用 百無一用 bǎi wú yī yòng utterly useless; good for nothing (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
千秋万岁 千秋萬歲 qiān qiū wàn suì a thousand autumns and ten thousand years (idiom); fig. eternity; (also a euphemism for the death of an emperor) Idiom ∼HSK 7
触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking; horrible to see; a ghastly sight Idiom HSK 7
一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together Idiom HSK 7
荒凉 荒涼 huāng liáng desolate Xiehouyu HSK 7
稀奇 稀奇 xī qí rare; strange Xiehouyu HSK 7
外行 外行 wài háng layman; amateur Xiehouyu HSK 7
渺小 渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
刻苦 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
引人注目 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention; eye-catching; conspicuous Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage HSK 7
藤椅 藤椅 téng yǐ rattan chair HSK 7
多元 多元 duō yuán poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.) HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
同人 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague; pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold; open-minded; heroic HSK 7
一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end HSK 7
讥笑 譏笑 jī xiào to sneer HSK 7
久仰 久仰 jiǔ yǎng honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.; It's an honor to meet you at last. HSK 7
酒楼 酒樓 jiǔ lóu restaurant HSK 7
长征 長征 Cháng zhēng Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935) HSK 7
气魄 氣魄 qì pò spirit; boldness; positive outlook; imposing attitude HSK 7
文人 文人 wén rén scholar; literati HSK 7
一系列 一系列 yī xì liè a series of; a string of HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
生疏 生疏 shēng shū unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed HSK 7
送别 送別 sòng bié to farewell HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment HSK 7
拘束 拘束 jū shù to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent HSK 7
公仆 公僕 gōng pú public servant HSK 7
世故 世故 shì gù the ways of the world HSK 7
诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb HSK 7
嘈杂 嘈雜 cáo zá noisy; clamorous HSK 7
回忆录 回憶錄 huí yì lù memoir HSK 7
审美 審美 shěn měi esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste HSK 7
镶嵌 鑲嵌 xiāng qiàn to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring); tiling; tesselation HSK 7
警钟 警鐘 jǐng zhōng alarm bell HSK 7
鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) HSK 7
请示 請示 qǐng shì to ask for instructions HSK 7
敬重 敬重 jìng zhòng to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem HSK 7
清凉 清涼 qīng liáng cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing HSK 7
就任 就任 jiù rèn to take office; to assume a post HSK 7