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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斗殴 鬥毆 dòu ōu to brawl; to scuffle ∼HSK 6
伏击 伏擊 fú jī ambush; to ambush ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
军需 軍需 jūn xū military supplies ∼HSK 6
滑旱冰 滑旱冰 huá hàn bīng (roller)blading; roller skating; inline skating ∼HSK 6
铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sī iron wire; subway enthusiast; railway enthusiast ∼HSK 6
冰棍 冰棍 bīng gùn popsicle; ice lolly ∼HSK 6
轻浮 輕浮 qīng fú frivolous; careless; giddy ∼HSK 6
大蒜 大蒜 dà suàn garlic ∼HSK 6
哀怨 哀怨 āi yuàn grief; resentment; aggrieved; plaintive ∼HSK 6
瞎猜 瞎猜 xiā cāi to make a wild guess; blind guess ∼HSK 6
瞎编 瞎編 xiā biān to fabricate (a story) ∼HSK 6
押韵 押韻 yā yùn to rhyme; sometimes written 壓韻|压韵 ∼HSK 6
造谣 造謠 zào yáo to start a rumor ∼HSK 6
原件 原件 yuán jiàn the original; original document; master copy ∼HSK 6
停薪留职 停薪留職 tíng xīn liú zhí leave of absence without pay ∼HSK 6
癞蛤蟆 癩蛤蟆 lài há ma toad ∼HSK 6
标准尺寸 標準尺寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn gauge ∼HSK 6
搓麻将 搓麻將 cuō má jiàng to play mahjong ∼HSK 6
原址 原址 yuán zhǐ original location ∼HSK 6
眺望 眺望 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position ∼HSK 6
学理 學理 xué lǐ scientific principle; theoretical standpoint ∼HSK 6
热处理 熱處理 rè chǔ lǐ hot treatment (e.g. of metal) ∼HSK 6
翱翔 翱翔 áo xiáng to soar; to wheel about in the sky ∼HSK 6
家祖 家祖 jiā zǔ (polite) my paternal grandfather ∼HSK 6
电视塔 電視塔 diàn shì tǎ TV tower ∼HSK 6
餐饮业 餐飲業 cān yǐn yè food service industry; catering industry ∼HSK 6
清廉 清廉 qīng lián honest; uncorrupted ∼HSK 6
临时工 臨時工 lín shí gōng temporary worker; temp; temporary work ∼HSK 6
花样年华 花樣年華 huā yàng nián huá full bloom of youth ∼HSK 6
不清 不清 bù qīng unclear ∼HSK 6
铺床 鋪床 pū chuáng to make a bed; to lay bedding ∼HSK 6
剧终 劇終 jù zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc) ∼HSK 6
砖瓦 磚瓦 zhuān wǎ tiles and bricks HSK 6
中华 中華 Zhōng huá China (alternate formal name) HSK 6
生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living; living expenses; alimony HSK 6
公安 公安 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security HSK 6
构建 構建 gòu jiàn to construct (sth abstract) HSK 6
阔 闊 kuò rich; wide; broad HSK 6
徒弟 徒弟 tú dì apprentice; disciple HSK 6
特大 特大 tè dà exceptionally big HSK 6
就是说 就是說 jiù shì shuō in other words; that is HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very; not particularly HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty; very difficult HSK 6
低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head; to yield; to give in HSK 6
歌唱 歌唱 gē chàng to sing HSK 6
有事 有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
花生 花生 huā shēng peanut; groundnut HSK 6