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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背地 背地 bèi dì secretly; in private; behind someone's back ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
名叫 名叫 míng jiào called; named ∼HSK 2
选出 選出 xuǎn chū to pick out; to select; to elect ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
司 司 Sī take charge of, control, manage; officer ∼HSK 2
了不得 了不得 liǎo bu de terrific; terrible; (after) very ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
发车 發車 fā chē departure (of a coach or train); to dispatch a vehicle ∼HSK 2
论 論 Lún debate; discuss; discourse ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
市里 市裡 shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters) ∼HSK 2
车房 車房 chē fáng garage; carport; (old) rickshaw room ∼HSK 2
在位 在位 zài wèi to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position ∼HSK 2
墙角 牆角 qiáng jiǎo corner (junction of two walls) ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
一套 一套 yī tào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit HSK 2
五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí five-star (hotel) ∼HSK 2
那会儿 那會兒 nà huì r at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r] HSK 2
过年 過年 guò nián to celebrate the Chinese New Year HSK 2
一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement; each and every move ∼HSK 2
羊肉 羊肉 yáng ròu mutton; goat meat HSK 2
有点儿 有點兒 yǒu diǎn r slightly; a little; somewhat HSK 2
组长 組長 zǔ zhǎng group leader HSK 2
洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī washing machine; washer HSK 2
走进 走進 zǒu jìn to enter HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
送到 送到 sòng dào Deliver HSK 2
外地 外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is HSK 2
年级 年級 nián jí grade; year (in school, college etc) HSK 2
西南 西南 xī nán southwest HSK 2
瓶子 瓶子 píng zi bottle HSK 2
东北 東北 Dōng běi Northeast China; Manchuria HSK 2
手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo wristwatch HSK 2
实习 實習 shí xí to practice; field work; to intern; internship HSK 2
路边 路邊 lù biān curb; roadside; wayside HSK 2
学期 學期 xué qī term; semester HSK 2
天上 天上 tiān shàng celestial; heavenly HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
一共 一共 yī gòng altogether HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
拿到 拿到 ná dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
教学 教學 jiāo xué to teach (as a professor) HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
平常 平常 píng cháng ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily HSK 2
太太 太太 tài tai married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2