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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繁荣富强 繁榮富強 fán róng fù qiáng (idiom) prosperous and powerful; thriving and strong (of a nation) Idiom ∼HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
吹了 吹了 chuī le failed; busted; to have not succeeded; to have died; to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship) Xiehouyu HSK 7
起哄 起鬨 qǐ hòng to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance Xiehouyu HSK 7
勇往直前 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
姥姥 姥姥 lǎo lao (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
外公 外公 wài gōng (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 7
冰棍儿 冰棍兒 bīng gùn r ice lolly; popsicle HSK 7
接济 接濟 jiē jì to give material assistance to HSK 7
杨树 楊樹 yáng shù poplar tree; various trees of genus Populus HSK 7
争光 爭光 zhēng guāng to win an honor; to strive to win a prize HSK 7
潜移默化 潛移默化 qián yí mò huà imperceptible influence; to influence secretly HSK 7
卫视 衛視 wèi shì satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视) HSK 7
姥爷 姥爺 lǎo ye maternal grandfather (dialectal) HSK 7
下旬 下旬 xià xún last third of the month HSK 7
旱 旱 hàn drought HSK 7
飘扬 飄揚 piāo yáng to wave; to flutter; to fly HSK 7
焕发 煥發 huàn fā to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash HSK 7
功臣 功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service HSK 7
座右铭 座右銘 zuò yòu míng motto; maxim HSK 7
扭头 扭頭 niǔ tóu to turn one's head; to turn around HSK 7
打磨 打磨 dǎ mó to polish; to burnish; to shine HSK 7
特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product; (regional) specialty HSK 7
情怀 情懷 qíng huái feelings; mood HSK 7
马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
一连 一連 yī lián in a row; in succession; running HSK 7
跳伞 跳傘 tiào sǎn to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping HSK 7
忧愁 憂愁 yōu chóu to be worried HSK 7
筐 筐 kuāng basket HSK 7
效益 效益 xiào yì benefit; effectiveness; efficiency HSK 7
感触 感觸 gǎn chù one's thoughts and feelings; emotional stirring; moved; touched HSK 7
螺丝 螺絲 luó sī screw HSK 7
外企 外企 wài qǐ foreign enterprise; company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong; abbr. for 外资企业 HSK 7
批发 批發 pī fā wholesale; bulk trade; distribution HSK 7
报废 報廢 bào fèi to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged) HSK 7
承包 承包 chéng bāo to contract; to undertake (a job) HSK 7
凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad HSK 7
重播 重播 chóng bō to replay; to rerun; (agriculture) to reseed; to oversow HSK 7
子弟 子弟 zǐ dì child; the younger generation HSK 7
口子 口子 kǒu zi hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent HSK 7
响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear; resounding HSK 7
搬迁 搬遷 bān qiān to move; to relocate; removal HSK 7
记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
带队 帶隊 dài duì to lead a team; to lead a group; group leader; (tourism) tour guide HSK 7
好在 好在 hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop HSK 7