Youth 2017
芳华
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 干事 幹事 | administrator; executive secretary | |
| 歌颂 歌頌 | to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize | |
| 鼓动 鼓動 | to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc) | |
| 水壶 水壺 | kettle; canteen; watering can | |
| 进修 進修 | to undertake advanced studies; to take a refresher course | |
| 甘心 甘心 | to be willing to; to resign oneself to | |
| 嘱咐 囑咐 | to tell; to exhort; injunction | |
| 感叹 感嘆 | to sigh (with feeling); to lament | |
| 缅怀 緬懷 | to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past | |
| 银幕 銀幕 | movie screen | |
| 嫌弃 嫌棄 | to regard with disdain; to shun | |
| 倘若 倘若 | if; supposing; in case | |
| 抠 摳 | to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut; to study meticulously; to lift one's clothes; stingy; miserly | |
| 忙活 忙活 | to be really busy; pressing business | |
| 子弟 子弟 | child; the younger generation | |
| 剧团 劇團 | theatrical troupe | |
| 土匪 土匪 | bandit | |
| 同年 同年 | the same year | |
| 烟火 煙火 | smoke and fire; fireworks | |
| 包扎 包紮 | to wrap up; to pack; to bind up (a wound) | |
| 敬礼 敬禮 | to salute; salute | |
| 能耐 能耐 | ability; capability | |
| 惨重 慘重 | disastrous | |
| 知足 知足 | content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) | |
| 相继 相繼 | in succession; following closely | |
| 缕 縷 | strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) | |
| 海拔 海拔 | height above sea level; elevation | |
| 牧场 牧場 | pasture; grazing land; ranch | |
| 深切 深切 | deeply felt; heartfelt; sincere; honest | |
| 惦记 惦記 | to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about | |
| 高低 高低 | height; altitude (aviation); pitch (music); ups and downs (success or failure); whether sth is right or wrong; comparative strength, weight, depth, stature; (spoken interjection) anyway, whatever; eventually, in the end | |
| 挤压 擠壓 | to squeeze; to press; to extrude | |
| 搁 擱 | to place; to put aside; to shelve | |
| 媳妇 媳婦 | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman | |
| 一眼 一眼 | a glance; a quick look; a glimpse | |
| 干部 幹部 | cadre; official; officer; manager | |
| 捎 捎 | to bring sth to sb; to deliver | |
| 欢快 歡快 | cheerful and lighthearted; lively | |
| 美德 美德 | USA and Germany | |
| 芭蕾 芭蕾 | ballet (loanword) | |
| 绣 繡 | to embroider; embroidery | |
| 追溯 追溯 | lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from | |
| 主人公 主人公 | hero (of a novel or film); main protagonist | |
| 扣押 扣押 | to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property | |
| 老远 老遠 | very far away | |
| 收据 收據 | receipt | |
| 认错 認錯 | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | |
| 谅解 諒解 | to understand; to make allowances for; understanding | |
| 趁着 趁著 | while | |
| 寄托 寄託 | to entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in; a thing in which you invest (your hope, energy etc) |