Back to 1942

Back to 1942 2012

一九四二 yī jiǔ sì èr

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

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4.79 Intermediate Director Feng Xiaogang 🍅 36%

Cast

Zhang Guoli Zhang Guoli Fan Dianyuan Xu Fan Xu Fan Hua Zhi Zhang Mo Zhang Mo Shuan Zhu Zhang Hanyu Zhang Hanyu An Ximan Chen Daoming Chen Daoming Jiang Jieshi Adrien Brody Adrien Brody Theodore Harold White Tim Robbins Tim Robbins Bishop Megan Wang Ziwen Wang Ziwen Xing Xing Fan Wei Fan Wei Lao Ma Feng Yuanzheng Feng Yuanzheng Xia Lu

Vocabulary

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伟 偉 wěi great, robust; extraordinary ∼HSK 5
袄 襖 ǎo outer garments; coat, jacket ∼HSK 5
登载 登載 dēng zǎi to publish (in newspapers or magazines); to record (bookkeeping entries) ∼HSK 5
休 休 xiū do not, stop ∼HSK 5
刊 刊 kān publication, periodical; publish ∼HSK 5
好儿 好兒 hǎo rén 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 儿: son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 5
从军 從軍 cóng jūn to enlist; to serve in the army ∼HSK 5
丢官 丟官 diū guān (of an official) to lose one's job ∼HSK 5
冒死 冒死 mào sǐ to brave death ∼HSK 5
赈 賑 zhèn relieve, aid distressed; rich ∼HSK 5
鄂 鄂 È Hubei province; startled ∼HSK 5
胡椒 胡椒 hú jiāo pepper ∼HSK 5
豁免 豁免 huò miǎn to exempt; exemption ∼HSK 5
焉 焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where? ∼HSK 5
政治部 政治部 zhèng zhì bù political division; cadre department ∼HSK 5
军备 軍備 jūn bèi (military) arms; armaments ∼HSK 5
虽是 雖是 suī shì although; even though; even if ∼HSK 5
老兄 老兄 lǎo xiōng elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy ∼HSK 5
傻子 傻子 shǎ zi idiot; fool ∼HSK 5
辱 辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse ∼HSK 5
炕 匟 kàng the brick-bed in northern China ∼HSK 5
鞠 鞠 Jū bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
军务 軍務 jūn wù military affairs ∼HSK 5
寒舍 寒舍 hán shè my humble home ∼HSK 5
馍 饃 mó bread ∼HSK 5
阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 Ēmítuófó Amitabha Buddha (also a Buddhist greeting) ∼HSK 5
政见 政見 zhèng jiàn political views ∼HSK 5
董 董 Dǒng direct, supervise; surname ∼HSK 5
耀 耀 yào shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory ∼HSK 5
愤 憤 fèn resent, hate; indignant ∼HSK 5
拢 攏 lǒng collect, bring together ∼HSK 5
贪腐 貪腐 tān fǔ corruption ∼HSK 5
毙 斃 bì kill; die violent death ∼HSK 5
砂锅 砂鍋 shā guō casserole; earthenware pot ∼HSK 5
捣 搗 dǎo pound, mash ∼HSK 5
严惩 嚴懲 yán chéng to punish severely ∼HSK 5
拦住 攔住 lán zhù to stop; to bar the way ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
毒辣 毒辣 dú là cruel; sinister; vicious ∼HSK 5
小姑 小姑 xiǎo gū father's youngest sister; husband's younger sister; sister-in-law ∼HSK 5
糟心 糟心 zāo xīn vexed; annoyed; upset ∼HSK 5
压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve HSK 5
剪子 剪子 jiǎn zi clippers; scissors; shears HSK 5
救灾 救災 jiù zāi to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims HSK 5
受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity HSK 5
灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area; stricken region HSK 5
元旦 元旦 Yuán dàn New Year's Day HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
大伙儿 大伙兒 dà huǒ r erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone HSK 5