The Road Home

The Road Home 1999

de qīn qīn

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.

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3.64 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 89%

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Vocabulary

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bīng xuě ice and snow HSK 4
yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
wài especially; particularly HSK 4
lái de to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it HSK 4
tuī chí to postpone; to put off; to defer HSK 4
zǒng gòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total HSK 4
穿 穿 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
to gather; to assemble; (math.) set HSK 4
chōu yān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) HSK 4
zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
tái shàng on stage HSK 4
jié time; season; period HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
zháo to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster HSK 4
ài to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
even; even if; even though; no matter how HSK 4
xiàn county HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
péi yǎng to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) HSK 4
huá to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) HSK 4
xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4
tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick HSK 4
gài lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build HSK 4
nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
tǎng to recline; to lie down HSK 4
biān to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4
dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
xǐng to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to HSK 4
lún wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn HSK 4
bǎo bèi treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character HSK 4
it seems; seemingly; as if HSK 4
fēi to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must Colloquialism HSK 4
dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
zhì liáo to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
kǎo to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
zhèng government HSK 4
guān pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4