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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| 就要 就要 | will; shall; to be going to | |
| 后来 後來 | afterwards; later; newly arrived | |
| 脚 腳 | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks | |
| 漂亮 漂亮 | pretty; beautiful | |
| 哭 哭 | to cry; to weep | |
| 收 收 | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | |
| 怎样 怎樣 | how; what kind | |
| 气 氣 | gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi | |
| 店 店 | inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store | |
| 留 㽞 | to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve | |
| 药 藥 | medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison | |
| 算 算 | to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute | |
| 过来 過來 | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of | |
| 懂 懂 | to understand; to comprehend | |
| 靠 靠 | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) | |
| 换 換 | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) | |
| 面 面 | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc | |
| 卖 賣 | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt | |
| 组 組 | to form; to organize; group; team; classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries | |
| 生 生 | to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student | |
| 讲 講 | to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture | |
| 特别 特別 | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular | |
| 以前 以前 | before; formerly; previous; ago | |
| 当时 當時 | then; at that time; while | |
| 道 道 | road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) | |
| 有人 有人 | someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) | |
| 原因 原因 | cause; origin; root cause; reason | |
| 接 接 | to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb | |
| 信 信 | letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random | |
| 以后 以後 | after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future | |
| 结果 結果 | to bear fruit | |
| 参加 參加 | to participate; to take part; to join | |
| 过去 過去 | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by | |
| 头 頭 | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock | |
| 然后 然後 | then; after that; afterwards | |
| 事情 事情 | affair; matter; thing; business | |
| 名 名 | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people | |
| 成 成 | to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth | |
| 不要 不要 | don't!; must not | |
| 一直 一直 | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through | |
| 带 帶 | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise | |
| 这么 這麼 | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this | |
| 那么 那麼 | like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case | |
| 所以 所以 | therefore; as a result; so; the reason why | |
| 当 噹 | to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at | |
| 才 才 | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only | |
| 可能 可能 | might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps | |
| 该 該 | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | |
| 它 它 | it | |
| 问题 問題 | question; problem; issue; topic |