Under the Hawthorn Tree

Under the Hawthorn Tree 2010

山楂树之恋 shān chá shù zhī liàn

The daughter of a right-winger, schoolgirl Jing Qiu is sent to the countryside for reeducation, and tasked to help write a textbook. There she meets Lao San, a young soldier with a bright future ahead. Despite the class divide and parental disapproval, romance blooms against turbulent times.

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3.75 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou IMDb 7.1

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天大地大 天大地大 tiān dà dì dà lit. as great as heaven and earth (idiom); fig. boundless; immense; supremely important Idiom ∼HSK 7
一针一线 一針一線 yī zhēn yī xiàn lit. a needle and a thread (idiom); fig. every little thing; the tiniest item; not even a trifle Idiom ∼HSK 7
大风大浪 大風大浪 dà fēng dà làng lit. great storms and high waves (idiom); fig. great trials and tribulations of life Idiom ∼HSK 7
前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
可歌可泣 可歌可泣 kě gē kě qì lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad; inspiring and tragic Idiom HSK 7
大大咧咧 大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē carefree; offhand; casual Idiom HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
硕果 碩果 shuò guǒ major achievement; great work; triumphant success HSK 7
偏方 偏方 piān fāng folk remedy; home remedy HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
恩情 恩情 ēn qíng kindness; affection; grace; favor HSK 7
茂密 茂密 mào mì dense (of plant growth); lush HSK 7
殷勤 殷勤 yīn qín politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive HSK 7
眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious HSK 7
探亲 探親 tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
勘探 勘探 kān tàn to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting HSK 7
检讨 檢討 jiǎn tǎo to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review HSK 7
搭建 搭建 dā jiàn to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up HSK 7
记号 記號 jì hao mark; symbol; notation; seal HSK 7
清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet; peaceful and quiet HSK 7
得当 得當 dé dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
包扎 包紮 bāo zā to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) HSK 7
发扬 發揚 fā yáng to develop; to make full use of HSK 7
得手 得手 dé shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
知己 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
小路 小路 xiǎo lù minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
素材 素材 sù cái source material (in literature and art) HSK 7
烈士 烈士 liè shì martyr HSK 7
编写 編寫 biān xiě to compile HSK 7
核桃 核桃 hé tao walnut HSK 7
捂 捂 wǔ to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict HSK 7
地质 地質 dì zhì geology HSK 7
销 銷 xiāo to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell; to expend; to spend; pin; bolt; to fasten with a pin or bolt HSK 7
不算 不算 bù suàn to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight HSK 7
辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
梳 梳 shū a comb; to comb HSK 7
活儿 活兒 huó r work; (lots of) things to do HSK 7
肥皂 肥皂 féi zào soap HSK 7
野外 野外 yě wài countryside; areas outside the city HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
化验 化驗 huà yàn chemical examination; to do a lab test HSK 7
确诊 確診 què zhěn to make a definite diagnosis; confirmed (case of a specific disease) HSK 7
牙膏 牙膏 yá gāo toothpaste HSK 7