Under the Hawthorn Tree 2010
山楂树之恋
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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Vocabulary
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| 结 結 | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié] | |
| 一致 一致 | unanimous; identical (views or opinions) | |
| 擦 擦 | to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) | |
| 宝 寶 | jewel; gem; treasure; precious | |
| 躺 躺 | to recline; to lie down | |
| 编 編 | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up | |
| 人家 人家 | household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be | |
| 毕业 畢業 | graduation; to graduate; to finish school | |
| 敌人 敵人 | enemy | |
| 期间 期間 | period of time; time; time period; period | |
| 彻底 徹底 | thorough; thoroughly; complete | |
| 既然 既然 | since; as; this being the case | |
| 顶 頂 | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | |
| 土地 土地 | land; soil; territory | |
| 丈夫 丈夫 | husband | |
| 传统 傳統 | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional | |
| 怪 怪 | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather | |
| 承认 承認 | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge | |
| 政治 政治 | politics; political | |
| 无论 無論 | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... | |
| 遇到 遇到 | to meet; to run into; to come across | |
| 手术 手術 | (surgical) operation; surgery | |
| 历史 歷史 | history | |
| 不管 不管 | not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter | |
| 底 底 | background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base | |
| 看来 看來 | apparently; it seems that | |
| 定 定 | to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order | |
| 之前 之前 | before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand | |
| 呀 呀 | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 无 無 | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 之后 之後 | after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then | |
| 熟人 熟人 | acquaintance; friend | Xiehouyu |
| 没用 沒用 | useless | Xiehouyu |
| 深刻 深刻 | profound; deep; deep-going | Xiehouyu |
| 亲 親 | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | Xiehouyu |
| 感冒 感冒 | to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand | Colloquialism |
| 要是 要是 | (coll.) if | Colloquialism |
| 血 血 | blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] | Colloquialism |
| 管 筦 | to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards | Colloquialism |
| 铁人 鐵人 | Ironman | Proper Noun |
| 白血病 白血病 | leukemia | |
| 转正 轉正 | to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure | |
| 志 志 | purpose, will, determination; annals | |
| 金鱼 金魚 | goldfish | |
| 到时候 到時候 | when the moment comes; at that time | |
| 省城 省城 | provincial capital | |
| 干嘛 幹嘛 | what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? | |
| 小卖部 小賣部 | kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business | |
| 抗日 抗日 | to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) | |
| 铁匠 鐵匠 | blacksmith; ironworker |