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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心疼 心疼 xīn téng to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret; to grudge; to be distressed HSK 5
灾害 災害 zāi hài calamity; disaster HSK 5
大都 大都 Dà dū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing HSK 5
提倡 提倡 tí chàng to promote; to advocate HSK 5
号召 號召 hào zhào to call; to appeal HSK 5
乘车 乘車 chéng chē to ride (in a car or carriage); to drive; to motor HSK 5
划分 劃分 huà fēn to divide up; to partition; to differentiate HSK 5
辈 輩 bèi lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people HSK 5
被动 被動 bèi dòng passive HSK 5
灾 災 zāi disaster; calamity HSK 5
口号 口號 kǒu hào slogan; catchphrase HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
此后 此後 cǐ hòu after this; afterwards; hereafter HSK 5
不顾 不顧 bù gù in spite of; regardless of HSK 5
公告 公告 gōng gào post; announcement HSK 5
饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān biscuit; cracker; cookie HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn extensive; wide range HSK 5
回避 迴避 huí bì to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc) HSK 5
占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture; to seize; to occupy by force HSK 5
盆 盆 pén basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
胆 膽 dǎn gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
群体 群體 qún tǐ community; colony HSK 5
乘坐 乘坐 chéng zuò to ride (in a vehicle) HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
信念 信念 xìn niàn faith; belief; conviction HSK 5
赔 賠 péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
军人 軍人 jūn rén serviceman; soldier; military personnel HSK 5
打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo to disturb; to bother; to trouble HSK 5
尊敬 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
干脆 乾脆 gān cuì candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well HSK 5
解除 解除 jiě chú to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) HSK 5
脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany) HSK 5
有力 有力 yǒu lì powerful; forceful; vigorous HSK 5
正义 正義 zhèng yì justice; righteousness; just; righteous HSK 5
完了 完了 wán le to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no HSK 5
乡村 鄉村 xiāng cūn rustic; village; countryside HSK 5
迟 遲 chí late; delayed; slow HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
辞职 辭職 cí zhí to resign HSK 5
锅 鍋 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
拔 拔 bá to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize HSK 5
劝 勸 quàn to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe HSK 5
得了 得了 dé le all right!; that's enough! HSK 5
搜 搜 sōu to search HSK 5
年度 年度 nián dù year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual HSK 5
糟糕 糟糕 zāo gāo too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad HSK 5