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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距离 距離 jù lí distance; to be apart from HSK 4
手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands HSK 4
彻底 徹底 chè dǐ thorough; thoroughly; complete HSK 4
特殊 特殊 tè shū special; particular; unusual; extraordinary HSK 4
既然 既然 jì rán since; as; this being the case HSK 4
抽 抽 chōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash HSK 4
失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
秘密 秘密 mì mì secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret HSK 4
巨大 巨大 jù dà huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous HSK 4
安 安 ān (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) HSK 4
落 落 là to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
免费 免費 miǎn fèi free (of charge) HSK 4
身份 身份 shēn fèn identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank HSK 4
怪 怪 guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
战争 戰爭 zhàn zhēng war; conflict HSK 4
导致 導致 dǎo zhì to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about HSK 4
停下 停下 tíng xià to stop HSK 4
遇到 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
王 王 wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
而是 而是 ér shì rather HSK 4
参与 參與 cān yù to participate (in sth) HSK 4
方 方 fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter HSK 4
位置 位置 wèi zhi position; place; seat HSK 4
应 應 yīng to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall HSK 4
总统 總統 zǒng tǒng president (of a country) HSK 4
非 非 Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
解释 解釋 jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave; serious; severe; critical HSK 4
看来 看來 kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
未来 未來 wèi lái future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending HSK 4
局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
些 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over; to consider; consideration HSK 4
研究 研究 yán jiū research; a study; to research; to look into HSK 4
自 自 zì self; oneself; from; since; naturally; surely HSK 4
以及 以及 yǐ jí as well as; too; and HSK 4
政府 政府 zhèng fǔ government HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
死不了 死不了 sǐ bù liǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3