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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琢磨 琢磨 zhuó mó to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
非得 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
救护车 救護車 jiù hù chē ambulance HSK 7
鹅 鵝 é goose HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
滑雪 滑雪 huá xuě to ski; skiing HSK 7
掩护 掩護 yǎn hù to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover HSK 7
下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) HSK 7
删除 刪除 shān chú to delete; to cancel HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
小区 小區 xiǎo qū neighborhood; district HSK 7
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later HSK 7
棍 棍 gùn stick; rod; truncheon HSK 7
折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) HSK 7
吓人 嚇人 xià rén to scare; scary; frightening HSK 7
出卖 出賣 chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
嫩 嫩 nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
抖 抖 dǒu to tremble; to shake out; to reveal; to make it in the world HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
抵押 抵押 dǐ yā to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral HSK 7
制止 制止 zhì zhǐ to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit HSK 7
捅 捅 tǒng to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose HSK 7
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone HSK 7
审 審 shěn to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court) HSK 7
困惑 困惑 kùn huò bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
自私 自私 zì sī selfish; selfishness HSK 7
走廊 走廊 zǒu láng corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda HSK 7
贿赂 賄賂 huì lù to bribe; a bribe HSK 7
沾 沾 zhān to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch HSK 7
拜托 拜託 bài tuō to request sb to do sth; please! HSK 7
举报 舉報 jǔ bào to report (malefactors to the police); to denounce HSK 7
缠 纏 chán to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy HSK 7
呵 呵 hē expel breath; my goodness HSK 7
晃 㨪 huǎng to dazzle; to flash past HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
桩 樁 zhuāng stump; stake; pile; classifier for items HSK 7
应付 應付 yìng fu to deal with; to cope HSK 7
邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister; vicious; wicked; evil HSK 7
浪 浪 làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my HSK 7
实话 實話 shí huà truth HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
尚 尚 shàng still; yet; to value; to esteem HSK 7
保障 保障 bǎo zhàng to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard HSK 7
幕 幕 mù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7