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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日本 日本 Rì běn Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山口 山口 Shān kǒu Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name); Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan's main island Honshū Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
北大 北大 Běi Dà Peking University Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
吃不上 吃不上 chī bu shàng unable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge 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 ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn 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 ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
钳工 鉗工 qián gōng fitter; benchwork ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
有一次 有一次 yǒu yī cì once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
多个 多個 duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
欢 歡 huān happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy ∼HSK 1
家门 家門 jiā mén house door; family clan ∼HSK 1
考上 考上 kǎo shàng to pass a university entrance exam ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
下一次 下一次 xià yī cì next ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
地儿 地兒 dì r place; space ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child; (humble) my son ∼HSK 1
过门 過門 guò mén to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera ∼HSK 1
坐车 坐車 zuò chē to take the car, bus, train etc ∼HSK 1