“The Farewell" 生词

打动

To move or touch emotionally (dǎ dòng)

由...改编而成

Adapted from (yóu...gǎi biān ér chéng)

美籍华裔

Chinese American (měi jí huá yì)

导演

Director (dǎo yǎn)

根据

According to (gēn jù)

亲身经历

Personal experience (qīn shēn jīng lì)

影片

Film, movie (yǐng piàn)

主要

Mainly; primary (zhǔ yào)

拍摄

To film, shoot (a movie) (pāi shè)

一经...便...

Once (something happens)... immediately (yī jīng...biàn...)

上映

To release (a film), show in theaters (shàng yìng)

震撼

Shock; to shake or move deeply (zhèn hàn)

多个

Multiple (duō ge)

国际电影节

International film festival (guó jì diàn yǐng jié)

展现

To display, show (zhǎn xiàn)

深刻的

Deep, profound (shēn kè de)

文化反思

Cultural reflection (wén huà fǎn sī)

与

And, with (yǔ)

情感力量

Emotional strength (qíng gǎn lì liàng)

讲述

To narrate, tell a story (jiǎng shù)

得知

To learn, find out (dé zhī)

身患

To suffer from (an illness) (shēn huàn)

癌症晚期

Late-stage cancer (ái zhèng wǎn qī)

却

Yet, but (què)

选择

To choose (xuǎn zé)

隐瞒病情

To conceal illness (yǐn mán bìng qíng)

假借...的名义

Under the pretense of (jiǎ jiè...de míng yì)

齐聚长春

Gather together in Changchun (qí jù zhǎng chūn)

陪伴

To accompany, stay with (péi bàn)

奶奶

Grandmother (nǎi nai)

善意谎言

Well-intentioned lie (shàn yì huǎng yán)

引发

To trigger, provoke (yǐn fā)

东西方文化

Eastern and Western cultures (dōng xī fāng wén huà)

对...的深刻探讨

In-depth discussion on (duì...de shēn kè tàn tǎo)

家庭责任

Family responsibility (jiā tíng zé rèn)

个人选择

Personal choice (gè rén xuǎn zé)

通过

Through; by means of (tōng guò)

以免...担心

To avoid (someone’s) worry (yǐ miǎn...dān xīn)

真相

Truth (zhēn xiàng)

度过余生

To spend the rest of one’s life (dù guò yú shēng)

话不尽说

Words cannot fully express (huà bù jìn shuō)

观念

Concept, idea (guān niàn)

家庭

Family (jiā tíng)

独特

Unique (dú tè)

情感纽带

Emotional bond (qíng gǎn niǔ dài)

不仅...还...

Not only... but also... (bù jǐn...hái...)

细腻地

Delicately, finely (xì nì de)

差异

Difference (chā yì)

起初

At first (qǐ chū)

理解

To understand (lǐ jiě)

为何

Why (wèi hé)

共度时光

To spend time together (gòng dù shí guāng)

逐渐

Gradually (zhú jiàn)

领悟

To comprehend, realize (lǐng wù)

背后

Behind (literal and figurative) (bèi hòu)

分担

To share (a burden) (fēn dān)

付出

To give, devote (fù chū)

正如...所说

Just as (someone) said (zhèng rú...suǒ shuō)

把...看作

To regard (something) as (bǎ...kàn zuò)

生命

Life (shēng mìng)

集体

Collective (jí tǐ)

一部分

A part (yī bù fèn)

重视

To value, attach importance to (zhòng shì)

社会

Society (shè huì)

和谐美满

Harmonious and happy (hé xié měi mǎn)

愿望

Wish, desire (yuàn wàng)

追求

To pursue (zhuī qiú)

个人冒险

Personal adventure (gè rén mào xiǎn)

子孙后代

Future generations, descendants (zǐ sūn hòu dài)

幸福

Happiness; happy (xìng fú)

平安

Safety; peaceful (píng ān)

场景

Scene (chǎng jǐng)

熟悉

To be familiar with; familiar (shú xī)

温暖

Warmth; warm (wēn nuǎn)

围坐

To sit around (wéi zuò)

生活琐事

Life’s trivial matters (shēng huó suǒ shì)

为...祈福

To pray for (wèi...qí fú)

亲人

Family members (qīn rén)

充满关爱

To be filled with love (chōng mǎn guān ài)

让人感慨

To evoke deep feelings (ràng rén gǎn kǎi)

快速发展

Rapid development (kuài sù fā zhǎn)

现代VS传统

Modern vs. Traditional (xiàn dài VS chuán tǒng)

情感联系

Emotional connection (qíng gǎn lián xì)

被疏离

To be alienated (bèi shū lí)

更珍惜

To cherish more (gèng zhēn xī)

仍然

Still (réng rán)

存在

To exist; existence (cún zài)

既是...也是...

Both... and... (jì shì...yě shì...)

探索

To explore (tàn suǒ)

致敬

To pay tribute (zhì jìng)