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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命 命 mìng life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc HSK 6
啦 啦 lā (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat HSK 6
于 於 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
芬 芬 fēn fragrance, aroma; perfume ∼HSK 5
阿婆 阿婆 ā pó granny; mother-in-law ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
空战 空戰 kōng zhàn air war; air warfare ∼HSK 5
匪 匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters ∼HSK 5
勤 勤 qín industrious, diligent, attentive ∼HSK 5
榜 榜 bǎng public notice ∼HSK 5
惠 惠 Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
愧 媿 kuì ashamed, conscience-stricken ∼HSK 5
教育厅 教育廳 jiào yù tīng (provincial) department of education ∼HSK 5
乘法表 乘法表 chéng fǎ biǎo multiplication table ∼HSK 5
击落 擊落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane) ∼HSK 5
献礼 獻禮 xiàn lǐ to offer sth in tribute (often on a special occasion); to dedicate; an offering; a tribute ∼HSK 5
沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom) ∼HSK 5
寡 寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless ∼HSK 5
先烈 先烈 xiān liè martyr ∼HSK 5
总统府 總統府 zǒng tǒng fǔ presidential palace ∼HSK 5
营长 營長 yíng zhǎng battalion commander ∼HSK 5
跤 跤 jiāo stumble, fall down; wrestle ∼HSK 5
嫂 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
啼 啼 tí weep, whimper; howl, twitter ∼HSK 5
斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu to behead; to decapitate ∼HSK 5
转运 轉運 zhuǎn yùn to forward; to transfer; to transship; to have luck turn in one's favor ∼HSK 5
月薪 月薪 yuè xīn monthly income (in kind) ∼HSK 5
灶 灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove ∼HSK 5
姑 姑 gū paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) ∼HSK 5
锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; hotpot ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean; red bean ∼HSK 5
冰棒 冰棒 bīng bàng popsicle; ice pop ∼HSK 5
车载 車載 chē zài carried within a vehicle; onboard ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid; to pretend to be naive ∼HSK 5
芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
有资格 有資格 yǒu zī gé to be entitled; to qualify; to be qualified ∼HSK 5
回信 回信 huí xìn to reply; to write back; letter written in reply HSK 5
看成 看成 kàn chéng to regard as HSK 5
叉 叉 chā fork; pitchfork; prong; pick; cross; intersect; "X" HSK 5
来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter; to send us a letter HSK 5
猴 猴 hóu monkey HSK 5
典礼 典禮 diǎn lǐ celebration; ceremony HSK 5
一流 一流 yī liú top quality; front ranking HSK 5
锅 鍋 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5