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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惠 惠 Huì favor, benefit, confer kindness ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
岫 岫 xiù mountain peak; cave, cavern ∼HSK 5
腹 腹 fù stomach, belly, abdomen; inside ∼HSK 5
焖 燜 mèn simmer, cook over slow fire ∼HSK 5
凤 鳳 Fèng male phoenix; symbol of joy ∼HSK 5
拂 拂 bì shake off, brush away; dust ∼HSK 5
柳 柳 Liǔ willow tree; pleasure ∼HSK 5
径 徑 jìng narrow path; diameter; direct ∼HSK 5
笛 笛 dí bamboo flute; whistle ∼HSK 5
插队 插隊 chā duì to cut in line; to jump a queue; to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution) ∼HSK 5
知青 知青 zhī qīng educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) ∼HSK 5
浦 浦 Pǔ bank of river, shore; surname ∼HSK 5
仗 仗 zhàng rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry ∼HSK 5
转产 轉產 zhuǎn chǎn to change production; to move over to new products ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
推销员 推銷員 tuī xiāo yuán sales representative; salesperson ∼HSK 5
拔地 拔地 bá dì to rise steeply from level ground ∼HSK 5
锦 錦 jǐn brocade ∼HSK 5
昔 昔 Xī formerly; ancient; in beginning ∼HSK 5
弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū to lose ∼HSK 5
饭盒 飯盒 fàn hé lunchbox; mess tin ∼HSK 5
呤 呤 líng purine ∼HSK 5
炫 炫 xuàn shine, glitter; show off, flaunt ∼HSK 5
劲儿 勁兒 jìn r erhua variant of ∼HSK 5
王府 王府 wáng fǔ prince's mansion ∼HSK 5
门锁 門鎖 mén suǒ door lock ∼HSK 5
锭 錠 dìng spindle, slab, cake, tablet ∼HSK 5
厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng factory director HSK 5
礼拜天 禮拜天 Lǐ bài tiān Sunday HSK 5
岸上 岸上 àn shàng ashore; on the riverbank HSK 5
吃力 吃力 chī lì to entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain HSK 5
心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
慰问 慰問 wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc HSK 5
游泳池 游泳池 yóu yǒng chí swimming pool HSK 5
动员 動員 dòng yuán to mobilize; mobilization HSK 5
转让 轉讓 zhuǎn ràng to transfer (ownership, rights etc) HSK 5
保养 保養 bǎo yǎng to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance HSK 5
不得了 不得了 bù dé liǎo desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly HSK 5
挣钱 掙錢 zhèng qián to make money HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
交代 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
名牌 名牌 míng pái famous brand; nameplate; name tag HSK 5
灰色 灰色 huī sè gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous HSK 5
公告 公告 gōng gào post; announcement HSK 5
回收 回收 huí shōu to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) HSK 5
放大 放大 fàng dà to enlarge; to magnify HSK 5
闲 閒 xián idle; unoccupied; leisure HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5