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.
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Vocabulary
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| 这不 這不 | (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) | Colloquialism |
| 真是 真是 | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) | Colloquialism |
| 打的 打的 | (coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi | Colloquialism |
| 那是 那是 | (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed | Colloquialism |
| 一块 一塊 | a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same | Colloquialism |
| 山 山 | mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on | Colloquialism |
| 爸爸 爸爸 | (coll.) father; dad | Colloquialism |
| 块 塊 | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | Colloquialism |
| 花 花 | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful | Colloquialism |
| 吗 嗎 | (coll.) what? | Colloquialism |
| 那 那 | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) | Colloquialism |
| 着 著 | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in | Colloquialism |
| 打下 打下 | to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) | Proper Noun |
| 上海 上海 | Shanghai municipality | Proper Noun |
| 大西 大西 | Ōnishi (Japanese surname) | Proper Noun |
| 山西 山西 | Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan | Proper Noun |
| 十一 十一 | PRC National Day (October 1st) | Proper Noun |
| 四人帮 四人幫 | Gang of Four: Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Hongwen, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution | Proper Noun |
| 毛泽东 毛澤東 | Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976 | Proper Noun |
| 七月 七月 | July; seventh month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 广州 廣州 | Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province | Proper Noun |
| 上外 上外 | abbr. for | Proper Noun |
| 八月 八月 | August; eighth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 十月 十月 | October; tenth month (of the lunar year) | Proper Noun |
| 上高 上高 | Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi | Proper Noun |
| 吃不上 吃不上 | unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 工 工 | labor, work; worker, laborer | |
| 那个 那個 | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 怎么了 怎麼了 | What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 不能 不能 | cannot; must not; should not | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 没事 沒事 | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 友 友 | friend, companion; fraternity | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 你好 你好 | hello; hi | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 几天 幾天 | several days | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards |