An Elephant Sitting Still

An Elephant Sitting Still 2018

大象席地而坐 dàxiàng xídì'érzuò

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.

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3.69 Beginner Director Hu Bo 🍅 94%

Cast

Peng Yuchang Peng Yuchang Wei Bu Wang Yuwen Wang Yuwen Huang Ling Zhang Yu Zhang Yu Yu Cheng Li Congxi Li Congxi Wang Jin Zhenghui Ling Li Kai Xiaolong Zhang Yu Shuai Li Danyi Wang Jin's Daughter Kong Wei Wang Jin's Son-in-Law Kong Yixin Wang Jin's Granddaughter Wang Chaobei Wang Chaobei Yu Cheng's Friend

Vocabulary

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不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
损 損 sǔn to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ Colloquialism HSK 7
揍 揍 zòu to hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth) Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
渣子 渣子 zhā zi dregs; bits; dregs (of society) HSK 7
搀 攙 chān to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate HSK 7
姥爷 姥爺 lǎo ye maternal grandfather (dialectal) HSK 7
虚荣 虛榮 xū róng vanity HSK 7
奥秘 奧祕 ào mì secret; mystery HSK 7
遛 遛 liù to stroll; to walk (an animal) HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
渔民 漁民 yú mín fisherman; fisher folk HSK 7
嫌弃 嫌棄 xián qì to regard with disdain; to shun HSK 7
私立 私立 sī lì private (company, school etc) HSK 7
没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest 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
连锁店 連鎖店 lián suǒ diàn chain store HSK 7
栏杆 欄杆 lán gān railing; banister HSK 7
渔船 漁船 yú chuán fishing boat HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
淹 淹 yān to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
台球 台球 tái qiú billiards HSK 7
受贿 受賄 shòu huì to accept a bribe HSK 7
阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side) HSK 7
聋 聾 lóng deaf HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
认错 認錯 rèn cuò to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake HSK 7
冷酷 冷酷 lěng kù unfeeling; callous HSK 7
赎 贖 shú to redeem; to ransom HSK 7
拎 拎 līn to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [līng] HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
家教 家教 jiā jiào family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor HSK 7
踹 踹 chuài to kick; to trample; to tread on HSK 7
卑鄙 卑鄙 bēi bǐ base; mean; contemptible; despicable HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
难堪 難堪 nán kān hard to take; embarrassed HSK 7
团聚 團聚 tuán jù to reunite; to have a reunion HSK 7
新手 新手 xīn shǒu new hand; novice; raw recruit HSK 7
潜水 潛水 qián shuǐ to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk HSK 7
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort HSK 7
一头 一頭 yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously HSK 7
流程 流程 liú chéng course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing HSK 7
大片 大片 dà piàn wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie HSK 7
营造 營造 yíng zào to build (housing); to construct; to make HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7