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

Cast

Zhou Dongyu Zhou Dongyu Jing Shawn Dou Shawn Dou Sun Xi Meijuan Xi Meijuan Jing's Mother Li Xuejian Li Xuejian Mr.Zhang Cheng Taishen Cheng Taishen Mr.Luo Sa Rina Sa Rina Auntie Lü Liping Lü Liping Wei's Mother Jiang Ruijia Jiang Ruijia Wei Yu Xinbo Yu Xinbo Lin Yi Xinyun Yi Xinyun Fang

Vocabulary

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芳 芳 fāng fragrant; virtuous; beautiful ∼HSK 5
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err; to make a mistake; to do the wrong thing ∼HSK 5
嘟 嘟 dū sound of horn tooting ∼HSK 5
果子 果子 guǒzi fruit ∼HSK 5
劳动改造 勞動改造 láo dòng gǎi zào reeducation through labor; laogai (prison camp) ∼HSK 5
萍 萍 píng duckweed; wandering, traveling ∼HSK 5
胶 膠 jiāo glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone ∼HSK 5
抬起 抬起 tái qǐ to lift up ∼HSK 5
鬼子 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders); (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap; Nip ∼HSK 5
枪杀 槍殺 qiāng shā to shoot dead ∼HSK 5
头绳 頭繩 tóu shéng string to tie hair ∼HSK 5
漏水 漏水 lòu shuǐ (of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak ∼HSK 5
凭什么 憑什麼 píng shén me (spoken) why?; for which reason? ∼HSK 5
新政 新政 xīn zhèng new policy; New Deal (Roosevelt's 1933 policy to deal with the Great Depression) ∼HSK 5
策 策 Cè scheme, plan; to whip; urge ∼HSK 5
粮票 糧票 liáng piào coupons for food or grain used in a PRC economic program c. 1955-1993 ∼HSK 5
营养品 營養品 yíng yǎng pǐn nourishment; nutrient ∼HSK 5
上供 上供 shàng gòng to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor ∼HSK 5
拖拉机 拖拉機 tuō lā jī tractor ∼HSK 5
夹袄 夾襖 jiá ǎo lined jacket; double layered jacket ∼HSK 5
劳改 勞改 láo gǎi abbr. for; reform through labor; laogai (prison camp) ∼HSK 5
谈恋爱 談戀愛 tán liàn ài to be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating ∼HSK 5
知识青年 知識青年 zhī shi qīng nián educated youth; young intellectual; (historical) urban youth with formal education who were sent to rural areas for re-education and labor during the Cultural Revolution (1960s-70s) ∼HSK 5
战壕 戰壕 zhàn háo trench; entrenchment ∼HSK 5
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish ∼HSK 5
褂 褂 guà jacket, overcoat, coat; gown ∼HSK 5
早恋 早戀 zǎo liàn to be in love when one is too young; puppy love ∼HSK 5
勉 勉 miǎn endeavor, make effort; urge ∼HSK 5
心软 心軟 xīn ruǎn to be softhearted; to be tenderhearted; to be kindhearted ∼HSK 5
什么话 什麼話 shén yāo huà what kind of talk ∼HSK 5
辈子 輩子 bèi zi all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 5
可比 可比 kě bǐ comparable ∼HSK 5
脸盆 臉盆 liǎn pén washbowl; basin for washing hands and face HSK 5
虚心 虛心 xū xīn open-minded; humble HSK 5
钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
鲜艳 鮮艷 xiān yàn bright-colored; gaily-colored HSK 5
胆小 膽小 dǎn xiǎo cowardice; timid HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph) HSK 5
来信 來信 lái xìn incoming letter; to send us a letter HSK 5
机制 機制 jī zhì mechanism HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
回避 迴避 huí bì to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc) HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
披 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
光荣 光榮 guāng róng honor and glory; glorious HSK 5
劳动 勞動 láo dòng work; toil; physical labor HSK 5