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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分居 分居 fēn jū to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members) ∼HSK 3
连长 連長 lián zhǎng company commander ∼HSK 3
传开 傳開 chuán kāi (of news) to spread; to get around ∼HSK 3
跳出 跳出 tiào chū to jump out; fig. to appear suddenly ∼HSK 3
不合 不合 bù hé to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out ∼HSK 3
买空 買空 mǎi kōng to buy on margin (finance) ∼HSK 3
味 味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate ∼HSK 3
过火 過火 guò huǒ to go too far; to go overboard (in words or actions); over the top; excessive; burned ∼HSK 3
伤人 傷人 shāng rén to injure sb ∼HSK 3
耶 耶 yē used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
养老金 養老金 yǎng lǎo jīn pension ∼HSK 3
老太太 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother HSK 3
底下 底下 dǐ xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
干吗 幹嗎 gàn má see 干嘛 HSK 3
种子 種子 zhǒng zi seed HSK 3
本事 本事 běn shì source material; original story HSK 3
写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write; to compose; writing; written works HSK 3
日常 日常 rì cháng day-to-day; daily; everyday HSK 3
屋子 屋子 wū zi house; room HSK 3
身份证 身份證 shēn fèn zhèng identity card; ID HSK 3
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers; pants HSK 3
游泳 游泳 yóu yǒng swimming; to swim HSK 3
团体 團體 tuán tǐ group; organization; team HSK 3
去世 去世 qù shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
整天 整天 zhěng tiān all day long; whole day HSK 3
概念 概念 gài niàn concept; idea HSK 3
改造 改造 gǎi zào to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold HSK 3
天空 天空 tiān kōng sky HSK 3
年纪 年紀 nián jì age HSK 3
才能 才能 cái néng talent; ability; capacity HSK 3
先进 先進 xiān jìn advanced (technology); to advance HSK 3
看起来 看起來 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
订 訂 dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order HSK 3
长期 長期 cháng qī long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) HSK 3
赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
离婚 離婚 lí hūn to divorce HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
工资 工資 gōng zī wages; pay HSK 3
缺 缺 quē deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of HSK 3
念 唸 niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ to fight for; to strive for; to win over HSK 3
提前 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance HSK 3
录 彔 lù to carve wood HSK 3
主任 主任 zhǔ rèn director; head HSK 3
上去 上去 shàng qù to go up HSK 3
存 存 cún to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive HSK 3
烟 煙 yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3
赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3