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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差点 差點 chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
起开 起開 qǐ kai (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
崽子 崽子 zǎi zi offspring of an animal; brat; bastard ∼HSK 1
过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
高楼 高樓 gāo lóu high building; multistory building; skyscraper ∼HSK 1
有别 有別 yǒu bié different; distinct; unequal; variable ∼HSK 1
小子 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) ∼HSK 1
站起来 站起來 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up ∼HSK 1
做不到 做不到 zuò bù dào impossible ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
北边 北邊 běi biān north; north side; northern part; to the north of HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
车票 車票 chē piào ticket (for a bus or train) HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
放学 放學 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day HSK 1
打球 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball; to play with a ball HSK 1
机票 機票 jī piào air ticket; passenger ticket HSK 1
有用 有用 yǒu yòng useful HSK 1
车站 車站 chē zhàn rail station; bus stop HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
楼下 樓下 lóu xià downstairs HSK 1
商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world HSK 1
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē which ones?; who?; what? HSK 1
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi table; desk HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
听见 聽見 tīng jiàn to hear HSK 1
上课 上課 shàng kè to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class HSK 1
女朋友 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend HSK 1
上学 上學 shàng xué to go to school; to attend school HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
门口 門口 mén kǒu doorway; gate HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up HSK 1
明年 明年 míng nián next year HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean; neat HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1