The Time to Live and the Time to Die 1985
童年往事
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 先生 先生 | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor | |
| 五 五 | five; 5 | |
| 书 書 | abbr. for 书经 | |
| 回家 回家 | to return home | |
| 跑 跑 | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) | |
| 电影 電影 | movie; film | |
| 妈妈 媽媽 | mama; mommy; mother | |
| 多少 多少 | number; amount; somewhat | |
| 学 學 | to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology | |
| 谢谢 謝謝 | to thank; thanks; thank you | |
| 妈 媽 | ma; mom; mother | |
| 晚上 晚上 | evening; night; in the evening | |
| 回来 回來 | to return; to come back | |
| 明天 明天 | tomorrow | |
| 身上 身上 | on the body; at hand; among | |
| 们 們 | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | |
| 坐 坐 | surname Zuo | |
| 学校 學校 | school | |
| 玩 玩 | to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment | |
| 路 路 | road; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind | |
| 站 站 | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website | |
| 别人 別人 | other people; others; other person | |
| 笑 咲 | to laugh; to smile; to laugh at | |
| 送 送 | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with | |
| 女 女 | female; woman; daughter | |
| 您 您 | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 写 寫 | to write | |
| 水 水 | water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes | |
| 高 高 | high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific) | |
| 拿 㧱 | to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | |
| 住 住 | to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) | |
| 放 放 | to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) | |
| 出来 出來 | to come out; to appear; to arise | |
| 告诉 告訴 | to press charges; to file a complaint | |
| 问 問 | to ask; to inquire | |
| 买 買 | to buy; to purchase | |
| 三 三 | three; 3 | |
| 东西 東西 | east and west | |
| 回 回 | to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book) | |
| 钱 錢 | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 | |
| 这里 這裡 | here | |
| 叫 叫 | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) | |
| 非常 非常 | very; really; unusual; extraordinary | |
| 一些 一些 | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er | |
| 几 几 | small table | |
| 起来 起來 | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái] | |
| 看到 看到 | to see | |
| 今天 今天 | today; at the present; now | |
| 比 比 | Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时 | |
| 快 快 | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |