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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Vocabulary

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fēi cháng very; really; unusual; extraordinary HSK 1
yǐn smile (archaic) HSK 1
shǒu hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill HSK 1
zhǎo dào to find HSK 1
xiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er HSK 1
to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group HSK 1
in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total) HSK 1
lai to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái] HSK 1
kàn dào to see HSK 1
jué de to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) HSK 1
hái shi still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or HSK 1
huà dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said HSK 1
jīn tiān today; at the present; now HSK 1
Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时 HSK 1
hái yǒu furthermore; in addition; still; also HSK 1
kuài rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant HSK 1
to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from HSK 1
zhǎo to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change HSK 1
xīn new; newly; meso- (chemistry) HSK 1
shéi who; also pr. [shuí] HSK 1
chī to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) HSK 1
huan to like; to be fond of HSK 1
gēn heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns) HSK 1
zhè xiē these HSK 1
ài to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) HSK 1
zěn me how?; what?; why? HSK 1
shí jiān time; period HSK 1
men you (plural) HSK 1
shì matter; thing; item; work; affair HSK 1
gōng zuò to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task HSK 1
zǒu to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning) HSK 1
shí hou time; length of time; moment; period HSK 1
zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao] HSK 1
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time HSK 1
ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?"); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation HSK 1
zài again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) HSK 1
zuì most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) HSK 1
tài highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely HSK 1
chū to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc HSK 1
tiān day; sky; heaven HSK 1
děng class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once HSK 1
liǎng two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) HSK 1
duō many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly- HSK 1
nián year HSK 1
yòng to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore HSK 1
xiàn zài now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays HSK 1
zhēn really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine HSK 1
lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 HSK 1
zhōng within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right HSK 1
xià down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action HSK 1