Dead Souls 2018

死灵魂 sǐ línghún

In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultra-rightists in the Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny.

HSK 1

4.66 Intermediate Director Wang Bing 🍅 100%

Vocabulary

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虎口虎口 hǔ kǒu	tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand	∼HSK 5
迭迭 dié	repeatedly, frequently	∼HSK 5
忠忠 zhōng	loyalty, devotion, fidelity	∼HSK 5
柴柴 Chái	firewood, faggots, fuel	∼HSK 5
吆吆 yāo	bawl, yell, shout, cry out	∼HSK 5
驴驢 lǘ	donkey, ass	∼HSK 5
屈屈 Qū	bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch	∼HSK 5
仁仁 rén	humaneness, benevolence, kindness	∼HSK 5
至诚至誠 zhì chéng	sincere	∼HSK 5
花甲花甲 huā jiǎ	complete sexagenary cycle; a 60 year-old person; passage of time	∼HSK 5
疾疾 jí	illness, disease, sickness; to hate	∼HSK 5
裳裳 cháng	clothes; skirt; beautiful	∼HSK 5
馑饉 jǐn	time of famine or crop failure	∼HSK 5
如画如畫 rú huà	picturesque	∼HSK 5
晖暉 huī	sunshine; light, bright, radiant	∼HSK 5
遗风遺風 yí fēng	tradition or style from the past; old ways; surviving tradition; relic	∼HSK 5
孺孺 Rú	child; blood relation; affection	∼HSK 5
幼幼 yòu	young	∼HSK 5
慰慰 wèi	comfort, console, calm	∼HSK 5
茔塋 yíng	grave, tomb, cemetery	∼HSK 5
撩撩 liāo	lift up, raise; leave, depart	∼HSK 5
饮飲 yǐn	drink	∼HSK 5
瓢瓢 piáo	ladle made from dried gourd	∼HSK 5
切碎切碎 qiē suì	to chop	∼HSK 5
囤囤 dùn	grain basket, bin for grain	∼HSK 5
魁魁 kuí	chief; leader; best; monstrous	∼HSK 5
鼓鼓的鼓鼓的 gǔ gǔ de	bulging	∼HSK 5
糜糜 Mí	rice gruel, congee; mashed	∼HSK 5
瘦弱瘦弱 shòu ruò	thin and weak	∼HSK 5
进食進食 jìn shí	to eat one's meal	∼HSK 5
召召 Shào	imperial decree; summon	∼HSK 5
党籍黨籍 dǎng jí	party membership	∼HSK 5
社教社教 shè jiào	Socialist education; abbr. for 社會主義教育運動\|社会主义教育运动	∼HSK 5
荣榮 Róng	glory, honor; flourish, prosper	∼HSK 5
相见相見 xiāng jiàn	meet	∼HSK 5
置于置於 zhì yú	to place in; to put in (a position)	∼HSK 5
仲仲 Zhòng	middle brother; go between, mediator; surname	∼HSK 5
殿殿 diàn	palace hall	∼HSK 5
钧鈞 jūn	unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties	∼HSK 5
大姑大姑 dà gū	father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law	∼HSK 5
统一战线統一戰線 tǒng yī zhàn xiàn	united front	∼HSK 5
上纲上线上綱上線 shàng gāng shàng xiàn	to make a mountain out of a molehill	∼HSK 5
饭厅飯廳 fàn tīng	dining room; dining hall; mess hall	∼HSK 5
分社分社 fēn shè	subdivision or branch of an organization; news bureau	∼HSK 5
蓄蓄 xù	store, save, hoard, gather	∼HSK 5
渠渠 Qú	ditch, canal, channel, gutter	∼HSK 5
有劲有勁 yǒu jìn	vigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing	∼HSK 5
偷跑偷跑 tōu pǎo	to sneak off; to slip away; (sports) to jump the gun; to make a false start; (fig.) to jump the gun; to start doing sth before it's allowed; (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release	∼HSK 5
怎么搞的怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de	How did it happen?; What's wrong?; What went wrong?; What's up?	∼HSK 5
绅紳 shēn	girdle; tie, bind; gentry	∼HSK 5