Too Late for Love

Too Late for Love 1967

fēnghuǒ wàn qíng

Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The happy couple's bliss was cut short when war broke out. Kuo-liang was summoned to fight at the front lines. In his absence, Su Fen discovered she had tuberculosis.

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Vocabulary

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wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
huá comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gǔ jī]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang HSK 7
dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
shēn qíng deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love HSK 7
yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
xié shǒu hand in hand; to join hands; to collaborate HSK 7
shǒu shì jewelry; head ornament HSK 7
jiù emergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods HSK 7
jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat HSK 7
rěn nài to endure; to bear with; to exercise patience; to restrain oneself; patience; endurance HSK 7
huàn to call out (a name etc); to shout HSK 7
hòu dài descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations HSK 7
diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
pái huái to pace back and forth; to dither; to hesitate; (of sales figures etc) to fluctuate HSK 7
zhuó xiǎng to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zháo xiǎng] HSK 7
piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people HSK 7
shǒu a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help HSK 7
tiē considerate (of other people's needs) HSK 7
dàng zhēn to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! HSK 7
tiáo yuē treaty; pact HSK 7
piàn duàn fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc); episode (of story etc) HSK 7
zàn měi to admire; to praise; to eulogize HSK 7
yǎn to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover HSK 7
to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
chuán rǎn to infect; contagious HSK 7
shī mián to suffer from insomnia HSK 7
lái huí to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly HSK 7
sou to cough HSK 7
bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
huí xiǎng to recall; to recollect; to think back HSK 7
zǎo early in the morning; at dawn HSK 7
qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
sāo rǎo to disturb; to cause a commotion; to harass HSK 7
xià rén to scare; scary; frightening HSK 7
shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
yǎn maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver HSK 7
to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied HSK 7
shùn zhe to follow; following; along HSK 7
ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
selfish; selfishness HSK 7
dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible); I wish (that) HSK 7
péi bàn to accompany HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) HSK 7