24 City

24 City 2008

二十四城记 èrshí sì chéng jì

As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.

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3.96 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 89%

Cast

Joan Chen Joan Chen Xiao Hua Lü Liping Lü Liping Hao Dali Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Su Na Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin Song Wei-Dong

Vocabulary

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史上 史上 shǐ shàng in history ∼HSK 3
内疚 內疚 nèi jiù guilty conscience; to feel a twinge of guilt ∼HSK 3
对美 對美 duì Měi (policy etc) towards America ∼HSK 3
痛哭 痛哭 tòng kū to cry bitterly ∼HSK 3
有福 有福 yǒu fú to be blessed ∼HSK 3
有些人 有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people ∼HSK 3
穿越时空 穿越時空 chuān yuè shí kōng to travel through time ∼HSK 3
存钱 存錢 cún qián to deposit money; to save money ∼HSK 3
裤 褲 kù trousers, pants ∼HSK 3
小卖部 小賣部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk; snack counter; retail department or section inside a larger business ∼HSK 3
活钱 活錢 huó qián cash on hand; readily available funds; extra income ∼HSK 3
分期 分期 fēn qī by stages; staggered; step by step; in installments ∼HSK 3
久留 久留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time ∼HSK 3
强悍 強悍 qiáng hàn tough; strong; formidable; fearsome ∼HSK 3
死刑 死刑 sǐ xíng death penalty; capital punishment ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
流连 流連 liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on ∼HSK 3
每夜 每夜 měi yè nightly ∼HSK 3
相随 相隨 xiāng suí to tag along (with sb); (in combination with or) to accompany (sb); (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) ∼HSK 3
奇 奇 jī strange, unusual, uncanny, occult ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
安徽 安徽 Ān huī Anhui Province, capital Hefei ∼HSK 3
配对 配對 pèi duì to pair up; to match up; to form a pair (e.g. to marry); to mate; matched pair ∼HSK 3
活人 活人 huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
民 民 Mín people, subjects, citizens ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
初三 初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school ∼HSK 3
热土 熱土 rè tǔ homeland; hot piece of real estate ∼HSK 3
所得 所得 suǒ dé what one acquires; one's gains ∼HSK 3
厂房 廠房 chǎng fáng a building used as a factory; factory (building) ∼HSK 3
过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); over the top; excessive; burned ∼HSK 3
线上 線上 xiàn shàng online ∼HSK 3
死活 死活 sǐ huó life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me ∼HSK 3
模特 模特 mó tè (fashion) model (loanword) ∼HSK 3
女强人 女強人 nǚ qiáng rén successful career woman; able woman ∼HSK 3
双人床 雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng double bed ∼HSK 3
交警 交警 jiāo jǐng traffic police (abbr. for 察) HSK 3
现代化 現代化 xiàn dài huà modernization HSK 3
通行证 通行證 tōng xíng zhèng a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct ∼HSK 3
报到 報到 bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
整齐 整齊 zhěng qí orderly; neat; even; tidy HSK 3
农村 農村 nóng cūn rural area; village HSK 3
被子 被子 bèi zi quilt HSK 3
建成 建成 jiàn chéng to establish; to build HSK 3
初中 初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) HSK 3
熊猫 熊貓 xióng māo panda HSK 3
歌声 歌聲 gē shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet HSK 3
学费 學費 xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
前后 前後 qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear HSK 3