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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得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
认 認 rèn to recognize; to know; to admit HSK 5
挡 擋 dǎng to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) HSK 5
发布 發佈 fā bù to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 HSK 5
立 立 lì to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately HSK 5
害 害 hài to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity HSK 5
碎 碎 suì (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous HSK 5
撞 撞 zhuàng to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident HSK 5
可惜 可惜 kě xī it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately HSK 5
屋 屋 wū (bound form) house; (bound form) room HSK 5
骗 騙 piàn to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over HSK 5
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) HSK 5
记忆 記憶 jì yì to remember; to recall; memory HSK 5
运 運 yùn to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate HSK 5
丢 丟 diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
枪 槍 qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots HSK 5
居然 居然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to HSK 5
哈 哈 Hā abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
梅江 梅江 Méi jiāng Meijiang district of Meizhou city 梅州市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新竹 新竹 Xīn zhú Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries; Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
南洋 南洋 Nán yáng Southeast Asia; South seas Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马祖 馬祖 Mǎ zǔ Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
米格 米格 Mǐ gé MiG; Russian Aircraft Corporation; Mikoyan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中华民国 中華民國 Zhōng huá Mín guó Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
红旗 紅旗 Hóng qí Hongqi district of Xinxiang city, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
梅 梅 Méi plums; prunes; surname ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
尤其是 尤其是 yóu qí shì especially; most of all; above all; in particular ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
竹 竹 zhú bamboo; flute; KangXi radical 118 ∼HSK 4
尤 尤 Yóu especially, particularly ∼HSK 4
击 擊 jī strike, hit, beat; attack, fight ∼HSK 4
危 危 Wēi dangerous, precarious; high ∼HSK 4
互 互 hù mutually, reciprocally ∼HSK 4
蒋 蔣 Jiǎng surname; hydropyrum latifalium ∼HSK 4
庆 慶 qìng congratulate, celebrate ∼HSK 4
一堆 一堆 yī duī pile ∼HSK 4
算术 算術 suàn shù arithmetic ∼HSK 4
没办法 沒辦法 méi bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it ∼HSK 4
躺下 躺下 tǎng xià to lie down ∼HSK 4
潮湿 潮濕 cháo shī damp; moist HSK 4
不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but HSK 4
英勇 英勇 yīng yǒng heroic; gallant; valiant HSK 4
得意 得意 dé yì proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent HSK 4
上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month HSK 4
童年 童年 tóng nián childhood HSK 4
秘书 秘書 mì shū secretary HSK 4