24 City 2008
二十四城记
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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Vocabulary
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| 上高 上高 | Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi | Proper Noun |
| 日本 日本 | Japan | Proper Noun |
| 山口 山口 | Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name); Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan's main island Honshū | Proper Noun |
| 北大 北大 | Peking University | Proper Noun |
| 香港 香港 | Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC | Proper Noun |
| 吃不上 吃不上 | unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal | |
| 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 | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 这个 這個 | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 儿 兒 | son, child; KangXi radical 10 | |
| 不是 不是 | no; is not; not | |
| 一次 一次 | first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) | |
| 有点 有點 | a little | |
| 不好 不好 | no good | |
| 工 工 | labor, work; worker, laborer | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 二十 二十 | twenty; 20 | |
| 军 軍 | army, military; soldiers, troops | |
| 每天 每天 | every day | |
| 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 | |
| 不想 不想 | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 钳工 鉗工 | fitter; benchwork | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 年年 年年 | year after year; yearly; every year; annually | |
| 几年 幾年 | a few years; several years; how many years? | |
| 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 | |
| 这是 這是 | 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that | |
| 我去 我去 | (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! | |
| 有一次 有一次 | once; once upon a time | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 多个 多個 | many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) | |
| 欢 歡 | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | |
| 家门 家門 | house door; family clan | |
| 考上 考上 | to pass a university entrance exam | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 这种 這種 | this kind of | |
| 说起 說起 | to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 第一次 第一次 | the first time; first; number one | |
| 下一次 下一次 | next | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 一家 一家 | the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group | |
| 地儿 地兒 | place; space | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 每个 每個 | each; every | |
| 什么的 什麼的 | and so on; and so forth; and what not | |
| 小儿 小兒 | young child; (humble) my son | |
| 过门 過門 | to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera |