You and Me

You and Me 2006

men liǎ

Xiaoma, a young woman who has recently moved to Beijing, finds an apartment in an old courtyard apartment complex owned by Grandma, an elderly woman. Xiaoma and Grandma’s relationship almost immediately becomes strained. After trying to tidy up the courtyard, Grandma insists that Xiaoma turn over her share of the profits. Tightfisted, the elderly landlady resists even allowing Xiaoma to install a telephone. At the same time the older woman becomes increasingly interested in Xiaoma’s personal (and romantic) life. Grandma, for example, tries to pass off her grandson to the younger woman. Annoyed, Xiaoma nevertheless is flattered at the older woman’s concern. Over the course of four seasons, Xiaoma begins to learn from her landlady of the old world that the modern city of Beijing has left behind, while Grandma begins to enjoy the youth and vitality of her tenant. The two women become closer and eventually develop a deep friendship.

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3.9 Beginner Director Ma Liwen, Jiang Ming IMDb 7.5

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huí lai to return; to come back HSK 1
míng tiān tomorrow HSK 1
rèn shi to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition HSK 1
shēn shang on the body; at hand; among HSK 1
men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals HSK 1
zǎo early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely HSK 1
Zuò surname Zuo HSK 1
穿 穿 chuān to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread HSK 1
mén gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) HSK 1
zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) HSK 1
wán to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment HSK 1
nán rén a man; a male; men HSK 1
zhàn station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website HSK 1
bié ren other people; others; other person HSK 1
bāng to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society HSK 1
abbr. for 本, Japan HSK 1
rén woman HSK 1
xiào to laugh; to smile; to laugh at HSK 1
sòng to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with HSK 1
diàn huà telephone; phone call; phone number HSK 1
jìn to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound HSK 1
shuǐ water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes HSK 1
zhǔn bèi preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) HSK 1
xiē those HSK 1
xiān early; prior; former; in advance; first HSK 1
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) HSK 1
fàng to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) HSK 1
péng you friend HSK 1
zhù to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) HSK 1
háo roar; cry HSK 1
háng row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column HSK 1
lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough HSK 1
suì classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) HSK 1
chū lái to come out; to appear; to arise HSK 1
fāng region; regional (away from the central administration); local HSK 1
gào to press charges; to file a complaint HSK 1
wèn to ask; to inquire HSK 1
zhòng yào important; significant; major HSK 1
mǎi to buy; to purchase HSK 1
yàng same; like; equal to; the same as; just like HSK 1
sān three; 3 HSK 1
西 西 dōng east and west HSK 1
běn root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc HSK 1
qián coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 HSK 1
qǐng to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request HSK 1
bié to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别) HSK 1
zhè here HSK 1
hái zi child HSK 1
jiào to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) HSK 1
kāi to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format HSK 1