To Live 1994
活着
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
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Vocabulary
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| 听话 聽話 | to do what one is told; obedient | |
| 折腾 折騰 | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) | |
| 憋 憋 | to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) | |
| 亲手 親手 | personally; with one's own hands | |
| 钢铁 鋼鐵 | steel | |
| 雇 僱 | to employ; to hire; to rent | |
| 抵押 抵押 | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral | |
| 糊涂 糊塗 | muddled; silly; confused | |
| 性命 性命 | life | |
| 工地 工地 | construction site | |
| 丫头 丫頭 | girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) | |
| 胎 胎 | fetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding); womb carrying a fetus; (fig.) origin; source; (loanword) tire | |
| 砖 磚 | brick | |
| 证人 證人 | witness | |
| 走廊 走廊 | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda | |
| 拦 攔 | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | |
| 睁 睜 | to open (one's eyes) | |
| 权威 權威 | authority; authoritative; power and prestige | |
| 生理 生理 | physiology | |
| 规矩 規矩 | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | |
| 押 押 | to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign | |
| 胳膊 胳膊 | arm | |
| 指望 指望 | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope | |
| 魂 䰟 | soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) | |
| 浑身 渾身 | all over; from head to foot | |
| 姜 薑 | ginger | |
| 绑 綁 | to tie; bind or fasten together; to kidnap | |
| 无论如何 無論如何 | whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means | |
| 烫 燙 | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | |
| 缝 縫 | to sew; to stitch | |
| 天生 天生 | nature; disposition; innate; natural | |
| 爹 爹 | dad | |
| 熬 熬 | to boil; to simmer | |
| 攻 攻 | to attack; to accuse; to study | |
| 要不 要不 | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | |
| 贼 賊 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | |
| 娶 娶 | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | |
| 瓦 瓦 | roof tile; abbr. for 特 | |
| 判决 判決 | judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence | |
| 老大 老大 | old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang | |
| 烤 烤 | to roast; to bake; to broil | |
| 丁 丁 | male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl | |
| 望 望 | full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards | |
| 革命 革命 | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) | |
| 一面 一面 | one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face | |
| 唉 唉 | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh | |
| 盯 盯 | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at | |
| 哎 哎 | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | |
| 许 許 | to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps | |
| 砸 砸 | to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle |