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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gǎn xìng to be interested HSK 4
shuā to brush one's teeth HSK 4
qiú balloon HSK 4
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner HSK 4
zhuān xīn to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) HSK 4
yán jiū shēng graduate student; postgraduate student; research student HSK 4
lái de to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it HSK 4
máo jīn towel HSK 4
shuài handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address) HSK 4
shǎn diàn lightning HSK 4
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
yòu ér yuán kindergarten; nursery school HSK 4
liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
Sūn Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
shì urban district; downtown; city center HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
huì to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding HSK 4
zuò mèng to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion; fantasy; pipe dream HSK 4
guī rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline HSK 4
guàng to stroll; to visit HSK 4
shū secretary HSK 4
sǎo to sweep HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
wéi xiū maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain HSK 4
xīn niáng bride HSK 4
zháo to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
nán male-female; male and female HSK 4
kuài accountant; accountancy; accounting HSK 4
xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
huǒ companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together HSK 4
fēng jǐng scenery; landscape HSK 4
suǒ wèi to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be HSK 4
jiǎn féi to lose weight HSK 4
fǎn yìng to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render HSK 4
every; various; separately, one by one HSK 4
bèn stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy HSK 4
to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) HSK 4
pāi zhào to take a picture HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
怀 huái niàn to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce HSK 4
chí dào to arrive late HSK 4
zhòng Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer) HSK 4
fǎn ér on the contrary; instead HSK 4
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense HSK 4
unique; distinctive HSK 4
jiǔ bar; pub; saloon HSK 4
dài pouch; bag; sack; pocket HSK 4
wèi position; status; place HSK 4