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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套 套 tào to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) HSK 2
留 㽞 liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
药 藥 yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2
辆 輛 liàng classifier for vehicles HSK 2
算 算 suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
过来 過來 guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
办 辦 bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2
懂 懂 dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
行动 行動 xíng dòng operation; action; to move about; mobile HSK 2
米 米 mǐ rice; meter (classifier) HSK 2
靠 靠 kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
狗 狗 gǒu dog HSK 2
换 換 huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
份 份 fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
面 面 miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
方面 方面 fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2
也许 也許 yě xǔ perhaps; maybe HSK 2
永远 永遠 yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
句 句 jù sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse HSK 2
影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb HSK 2
卖 賣 mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
直接 直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
以为 以為 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
同时 同時 tóng shí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2
生 生 shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
万 萬 wàn ten thousand; a great number HSK 2
离开 離開 lí kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
讲 講 jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
掉 掉 diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
特别 特別 tè bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular HSK 2
办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
努力 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
加 加 jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) HSK 2
帮助 幫助 bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2
求 求 qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
完成 完成 wán chéng to complete; to accomplish HSK 2
能够 能夠 néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can HSK 2
道 道 dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute HSK 2
接受 接受 jiē shòu to accept; to receive HSK 2
有人 有人 yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
不同 不同 bù tóng different; distinct; not the same; not alike HSK 2
进入 進入 jìn rù to enter; to join; to go into HSK 2
原因 原因 yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
刚 剛 gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
相信 相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
接 接 jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
信 信 xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
以后 以後 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
全 全 quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2