The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die 1985

童年往事 tóngnián wǎngshì

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

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Cast

Yu An-shun Yu An-shun Ah Ha / Ah Hsiao Tien Feng Tien Feng Hou Fen Ming Mei Fang Mei Fang Ming's Wife Tang Ru-Yun Tang Ru-Yun Ming's Mother Hsin Shu-Fen Hsin Shu-Fen Wu Shumei Hsiao Ai Hsiao Ai Hsiao's Sister Ng Siu-Ying Grace Chen Grace Chen Hu Hsiang-Ping Lam Shung-Man

Vocabulary

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八十 八十 bā shí eighty; 80 ∼HSK 1
几岁 幾歲 jǐ suì how old are you? (familiar, or to a child) ∼HSK 1
车钱 車錢 chē qián fare; transport costs ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
十七 十七 shí qī seventeen; 17 ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
上尉 上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank) ∼HSK 1
友 友 yǒu friend, companion; fraternity ∼HSK 1
再一次 再一次 zài yī cì again ∼HSK 1
写下 寫下 xiě xià to write down ∼HSK 1
最多 最多 zuì duō at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal ∼HSK 1
本就 本就 běn jiù by nature; fundamentally; inherently ∼HSK 1
零用 零用 líng yòng incidental expenses; sundries; pocket money ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
做大 做大 zuò dà arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale ∼HSK 1
用钱 用錢 yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
五毛 五毛 wǔ máo fifty cents (0.5 RMB); (fig.) paltry sum of money; hired Internet commenter ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
说到 說到 shuō dào to talk about; to mention; (preposition) as for ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
大路 大路 dà lù avenue ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
去路 去路 qù lù the way one is following; outlet ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
差一点 差一點 chà yī diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
送去 送去 sòng qù to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
看病 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
路口 路口 lù kǒu crossing; intersection (of roads) HSK 1
中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school HSK 1
小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school HSK 1
晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn evening meal; dinner; supper HSK 1
读书 讀書 dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1