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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| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 那儿 那兒 | there | |
| 读书 讀書 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | |
| 男朋友 男朋友 | boyfriend | |
| 听见 聽見 | to hear | |
| 上学 上學 | to go to school; to attend school | |
| 唱歌 唱歌 | to sing a song | |
| 火车 火車 | train | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 门口 門口 | doorway; gate | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 中午 中午 | noon; midday | |
| 不对 不對 | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 在家 在家 | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) | |
| 干净 乾淨 | clean; neat | |
| 弟弟 弟弟 | younger brother | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder | |
| 工人 工人 | worker | |
| 页 頁 | head | |
| 贵 貴 | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | |
| 上午 上午 | morning | |
| 生气 生氣 | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | |
| 妹妹 妹妹 | younger sister; young woman | |
| 九 九 | nine; 9 | |
| 考 攷 | to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father | |
| 星期 星期 | week; day of the week; Sunday | |
| 中间 中間 | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime | |
| 见面 見面 | to meet; to see each other | |
| 同学 同學 | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | |
| 旁边 旁邊 | side; adjacent place | |
| 慢 慢 | slow | |
| 有时候 有時候 | sometimes | |
| 南 南 | south | |
| 没什么 沒什麼 | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind | |
| 哥哥 哥哥 | older brother | |
| 进去 進去 | to go in | |
| 家人 家人 | family member; (old) servant | |
| 饭 飯 | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan; devotee | |
| 国 國 | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | |
| 姐姐 姐姐 | older sister | |
| 东 東 | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord | |
| 上班 上班 | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office | |
| 衣服 衣服 | clothes | |
| 七 七 | seven; 7 | |
| 吃饭 吃飯 | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living |