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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垃圾桶 垃圾桶 lā jī tǒng rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can; Taiwan pr. [lè sè tǒng] HSK 4
孙女 孫女 sūn nǚ son's daughter; granddaughter HSK 4
上楼 上樓 shàng lóu to go upstairs HSK 4
暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating; heater; warm air HSK 4
大姐 大姐 dà jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
大爷 大爺 dà yé arrogant idler; self-centered show-off HSK 4
台阶 臺階 tái jiē steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) HSK 4
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation HSK 4
阳台 陽臺 yáng tái balcony; porch HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
抽烟 抽煙 chōu yān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
暗示 暗示 àn shì to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion HSK 4
前途 前途 qián tú prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4
说不定 說不定 shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
着急 著急 zháo jí to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] HSK 4
阿姨 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
小伙子 小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi young man; young guy; lad; youngster HSK 4
不在乎 不在乎 bù zài hu not to care HSK 4
窗户 窗戶 chuāng hu window HSK 4
相处 相處 xiāng chǔ to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) HSK 4
精力 精力 jīng lì energy HSK 4
折 折 zhé to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book HSK 4
描述 描述 miáo shù to describe; description HSK 4
对付 對付 duì fu to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) HSK 4
划 划 huá to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth) HSK 4
购物 購物 gòu wù shopping HSK 4
地下 地下 dì xià underground; subterranean; covert HSK 4
摸 摸 mō to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
诗 詩 Shī abbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs HSK 4
似的 似的 shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] HSK 4
万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case; if by any chance; contingency HSK 4
资源 資源 Zī yuán Ziyuan county in Guilin 林, Guangxi HSK 4
阻止 阻止 zǔ zhǐ to prevent; to block HSK 4
放松 放鬆 fàng sōng to relax; to slacken; to loosen HSK 4
不然 不然 bù rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? HSK 4
奖 獎 jiǎng prize; award; encouragement HSK 4
盖 蓋 gài lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build HSK 4
闹 鬧 nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
治 治 zhì to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research HSK 4
付出 付出 fù chū to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) HSK 4
烦 煩 fán to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy HSK 4
贴 貼 tiē to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip HSK 4
擦 擦 cā to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to touch; to brush (past); to shred (vegetables etc) HSK 4
激动 激動 jī dòng to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite HSK 4
人家 人家 rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
合同 合同 hé tong (business) contract HSK 4
怀疑 懷疑 huái yí to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that HSK 4
毕业 畢業 bì yè graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4