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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坐视 坐視 zuò shì to stand by and watch; to look on passively ∼HSK 1
我国 我國 wǒ guó my country; our country ∼HSK 1
几次 幾次 jǐ cì several times ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
本月 本月 běn yuè this month; the current month ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
不等 不等 bù děng unequal; varied ∼HSK 1
大水 大水 dà shuǐ flood ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
后路 後路 hòu lù escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver ∼HSK 1
出新 出新 chū xīn to make new advances; to move forwards ∼HSK 1
走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk; to be mobile (e.g. after an illness); to visit one another; to socialize; to pay a visit (go to the toilet) ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
先人 先人 xiān rén ancestor; forefather; sb's late father ∼HSK 1
年三十 年三十 nián sān shí last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve ∼HSK 1
大年三十 大年三十 dà nián sān shí last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
雏儿 雛兒 chú ér newly hatched bird; fig. inexperienced person; fig. chick (slighting term for young woman); bimbo ∼HSK 1
说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
买回 買回 mǎi huí to buy back; to redeem; repurchase ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
飞蛾 飛蛾 fēi é moth ∼HSK 1
俄国人 俄國人 É guó rén Russian (person) ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above ∼HSK 1
现年 現年 xiàn nián (a person's) current age ∼HSK 1
上校 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
星 星 xīng a star, planet; any point of light ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
一个个 一個個 yī gè gè a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another ∼HSK 1
老弟 老弟 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal ∼HSK 1
视 視 shì look at, inspect, observe, see ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
做出 做出 zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
记事 記事 jì shì to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
外边 外邊 wài bian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through ∼HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
中文 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1