In the Heat of the Sun

In the Heat of the Sun 1994

yángguāng cànlàn de zi

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

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niang girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) HSK 3
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
zhí straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
zhǔn to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of HSK 3
(onom.) laughing out loud HSK 3
jià to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
biāo zhǔn standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard HSK 3
cuò mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake HSK 3
zhēn shí true; real HSK 3
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
měi beautiful HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant HSK 3
diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
zhèng shì formal; official HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required HSK 3
huǒ fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86 HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
duì fāng the other person; the other side; the other party HSK 3
nán dào don't tell me ...; could it be that...? HSK 3
biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
běn lái original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course HSK 3
guà to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) HSK 3
shì shí fact HSK 3
jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
réng still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often HSK 3
shǔ to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
suí to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
father and mother; parents HSK 3
jiě to comprehend; to understand HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
zhǎn development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3