In the Heat of the Sun

In the Heat of the Sun 1994

阳光灿烂的日子 yángguāng cànlàn de rìzi

Beijing, 1970s. The Cultural Revolution has driven most adults to the provinces leaving 14-year-old Monkey and his pals have free reign over the city. They hang around, get up to no good, and discover that unsolvable mystery known as "girls."

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4.29 Intermediate Director Jiang Wen IMDb 8.1

Cast

Xia Yu Xia Yu Ma Xiaojun Ning Jing Ning Jing Mi Lan Geng Le Geng Le Liu Yiku Tao Hong Tao Hong Yu Beipei Siqin Gaowa Siqin Gaowa Mother Wang Xueqi Wang Xueqi Father Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Mr. Hu Liu Xiaoning Liu Xiaoning Adult Liu Yiku Jiang Wen Jiang Wen Adult Ma Xiaojun Wang Shuo Wang Shuo Small-time Conman

Vocabulary

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无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom); meticulous Idiom HSK 7
恍然大悟 恍然大悟 huǎng rán dà wù to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light Idiom HSK 7
大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous Idiom HSK 7
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
窟窿 窟窿 kū long hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
完蛋 完蛋 wán dàn (coll.) to be done for Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
姥姥 姥姥 lǎo lao (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
成天 成天 chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
蹭 蹭 cèng to rub against; to walk slowly; (coll.) to freeload Colloquialism HSK 7
逮 逮 dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
外婆 外婆 wài pó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
大雁 大雁 dà yàn wild goose HSK 7
讹诈 訛詐 é zhà to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud HSK 7
成心 成心 chéng xīn intentional; deliberate; on purpose HSK 7
举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention HSK 7
哺育 哺育 bǔ yù to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster HSK 7
亭子 亭子 tíng zi pavilion HSK 7
温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
公安局 公安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) HSK 7
姥爷 姥爺 lǎo ye maternal grandfather (dialectal) HSK 7
壮烈 壯烈 zhuàng liè brave; heroic HSK 7
野营 野營 yě yíng to camp; field lodgings HSK 7
倔 倔 jué used in 倔强 HSK 7
开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment HSK 7
焦躁 焦躁 jiāo zào fretful; impatient HSK 7
停放 停放 tíng fàng to park (a car etc); to moor (a boat etc); to leave sth (in a place) HSK 7
吉普 吉普 Jí pǔ Jeep (car brand) HSK 7
牡丹 牡丹 Mǔ dan Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan HSK 7
遇上 遇上 yù shàng to come across (sb); to run into HSK 7
攻克 攻克 gōng kè to capture; to take; to overcome; to solve HSK 7
机灵 機靈 jī ling clever; quick-witted HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
频频 頻頻 pín pín repeatedly; again and again; continuously; constantly HSK 7
糟蹋 糟蹋 zāo tà to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta] HSK 7
嗅觉 嗅覺 xiù jué sense of smell HSK 7
必不可少 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) HSK 7
没劲 沒勁 méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7