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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豪豪 háo	brave, heroic, chivalrous	∼HSK 5
晶晶 jīng	crystal; clear, bright; radiant	∼HSK 5
毡氈 zhān	felt; rug, carpet	∼HSK 5
皮包骨头皮包骨頭 pí bāo gǔ tóu	to be all skin and bones (idiom); also written	∼HSK 5
碴碴 chá	chipped edge of a container	∼HSK 5
蒿蒿 hāo	mugwort, artemisia; give off	∼HSK 5
砌砌 qì	to build, pile up; stone steps, brick walk	∼HSK 5
慢悠悠慢悠悠 màn yōu yōu	unhurried	∼HSK 5
伏伏 Fú	crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal	∼HSK 5
绒絨 róng	silk, cotton, or woolen fabric	∼HSK 5
遗骨遺骨 yí gǔ	(dead) human remains	∼HSK 5
崖崖 yá	cliff, precipice; precipitous	∼HSK 5
棚棚 péng	tent, awning; booth; shed	∼HSK 5
唤醒喚醒 huàn xǐng	to wake sb; to rouse	∼HSK 5
其所其所 qí suǒ	its place; one's appointed place; the place for that	∼HSK 5
厂长廠長 chǎng zhǎng	factory director	HSK 5
中药中藥 zhōng yào	traditional Chinese medicine	HSK 5
国庆节國慶節 Guó qìng jié	PRC National Day (October 1st)	HSK 5
回信回信 huí xìn	to reply; to write back; letter written in reply	HSK 5
文艺文藝 wén yì	literature and art	HSK 5
跟前跟前 gēn qián	the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence; just before (a date)	HSK 5
慰问慰問 wèi wèn	to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc	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
比方比方 bǐ fang	analogy; instance; for instance	HSK 5
儿女兒女 ér nǚ	children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)	HSK 5
动员動員 dòng yuán	to mobilize; mobilization	HSK 5
水库水庫 shuǐ kù	reservoir	HSK 5
摩托摩托 mó tuō	motor (loanword); motorbike	HSK 5
主观主觀 zhǔ guān	subjective	HSK 5
搞好搞好 gǎo hǎo	to do well at; to do a good job	HSK 5
正规正規 zhèng guī	regular; according to standards	HSK 5
不得了不得了 bù dé liǎo	desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly	HSK 5
大致大致 dà zhì	more or less; roughly; approximately	HSK 5
间接間接 jiàn jiē	indirect	HSK 5
拆除拆除 chāi chú	to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove	HSK 5
亏虧 kuī	deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that...	HSK 5
郊区郊區 jiāo qū	suburban district; outskirts; suburbs	HSK 5
拾拾 shè	to ascend in light steps	HSK 5
递遞 dì	to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order	HSK 5
主导主導 zhǔ dǎo	leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate	HSK 5
原先原先 yuán xiān	originally; original; former	HSK 5
来信來信 lái xìn	incoming letter; to send us a letter	HSK 5
岸㟁 àn	bank; shore; beach; coast	HSK 5
交代交代 jiāo dài	to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end	HSK 5
怨怨 yuàn	to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge	HSK 5
一带一帶 yī dài	region; district	HSK 5
抢救搶救 qiǎng jiù	to rescue	HSK 5
答复答覆 dá fù	to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)	HSK 5
悄悄悄悄 qiāo qiāo	quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo]	HSK 5