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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那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
吃的 吃的 chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
今儿 今兒 jīn r (coll.) today Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有病 有病 yǒu bìng to be ill; (coll.) to be not right in the head Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
哥们 哥們 gē men Brothers!; brethren; dude (colloquial); brother (diminutive form of address between males) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有本事 有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever,..., if she's so tough,... etc; Example: Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact,... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts Colloquialism HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
回教 回教 Huí jiào Islam Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
水里 水裡 Shuǐ lǐ Shuili Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
哪知道 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào who would have thought that ...? ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
你妈 你媽 nǐ mā (interjection) fuck you; (intensifier) fucking ∼HSK 1
毽子 毽子 jiàn zi a kind of shuttlecock used to play games in which it is kept in the air without using the hands, primarily by kicking; game played with such a shuttlecock ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
大白 大白 dà bái to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Com ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
好玩 好玩 hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1