Waiting Alone

Waiting Alone 2005

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An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and aspiring author who feels that he's met his dream girl (Li Bingbing). The only problem is, he seems stuck in the friend-zone. Aided by his best friends and the one girl he completely trusts (Gong Beibi), he tries different ways to woo her...

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3.98 Beginner Director Dayyan Eng IMDb 7.3

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chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
diū liǎn to lose face; humiliation Xiehouyu HSK 7
fèi rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
zhòng tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) Xiehouyu HSK 7
guài wu monster; freak; eccentric person Xiehouyu HSK 7
gān awkward; embarrassed Xiehouyu HSK 7
wàn r erhua variant of 大腕; (coll.) big name; (coll.) big shot Colloquialism HSK 7
dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
riddle; conundrum HSK 7
nán Not difficult HSK 7
joint venture HSK 7
nài xìng patience HSK 7
kuǎn very wealthy person HSK 7
shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
xìn xīn self-confidence HSK 7
xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
qiáo to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
wholesale; bulk trade; distribution HSK 7
yān cōng chimney HSK 7
zhōu careful; thorough; meticulous; dense; impenetrable HSK 7
chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7
qīn quán to infringe the rights of; to violate; infringement HSK 7
méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit; trick; scheme; movement; same as 着数 HSK 7
líng qián change (of money); small change; pocket money HSK 7
to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree HSK 7
yōu yuè superior; superiority HSK 7
yuè honeymoon HSK 7
yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny HSK 7
bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) HSK 7
chènzhe while HSK 7
shū xiě to write HSK 7
train of thought; emotional state; mood; feeling HSK 7
xiān fairy HSK 7
fǎn guo lái conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction HSK 7
jiǎ mào to impersonate; to pose as (someone else); to counterfeit; to palm off (a fake as a genuine) HSK 7
wán nòng to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to HSK 7
Lěng zhàn (US-Soviet) Cold War HSK 7
zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
pìn to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman) HSK 7
jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7
biǎo bái to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession HSK 7
xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
dǒng curio; antique HSK 7