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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拆散 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) ∼HSK 5
起立 起立 qǐ lì to stand; Stand up! ∼HSK 5
煤球 煤球 méi qiú charcoal briquette ∼HSK 5
以东 以東 yǐ dōng to the east of (suffix) ∼HSK 5
暗害 暗害 àn hài to kill secretly; to stab in the back ∼HSK 5
舌 舌 jī tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135 ∼HSK 5
铛 鐺 chēng frying pan; warming vessel ∼HSK 5
山洞 山洞 shān dòng cavern; cave ∼HSK 5
家用电器 家用電器 jiā yòng diàn qì domestic electric appliance ∼HSK 5
家俱 傢俱 jiā jù variant of ∼HSK 5
作证 作證 zuò zhèng to bear witness; to testify; to serve as evidence ∼HSK 5
老式 老式 lǎo shì old-fashioned; old type; outdated ∼HSK 5
开锁 開鎖 kāi suǒ to unlock ∼HSK 5
擒 擒 qín capture ∼HSK 5
暗锁 暗鎖 àn suǒ built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole visible) (contrasted with "exposed lock") ∼HSK 5
恍 怳 huǎng seemingly; absent-minded ∼HSK 5
惚 惚 hū absent-minded, confused ∼HSK 5
幽灵 幽靈 yōu líng specter; apparition; ghost ∼HSK 5
踪 蹤 zōng footprints, traces, tracks ∼HSK 5
恁 恁 nèn that, like this, thus, so, such ∼HSK 5
怎 怎 zěn how (variant of 怎么) ∼HSK 5
忠 忠 zhōng loyalty, devotion, fidelity ∼HSK 5
翟 翟 Dí surname; a kind of pheasant; plumes ∼HSK 5
展览馆 展覽館 zhǎn lǎn guǎn exhibition hall ∼HSK 5
怂 慫 sóng instigate, arouse, incite ∼HSK 5
拍婆子 拍婆子 pāi pó zi to chase girls; to hang around with girls ∼HSK 5
抢走 搶走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) ∼HSK 5
躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) ∼HSK 5
看清 看清 kàn qīng to see clearly ∼HSK 5
渍 漬 zì soak, steep; dye; stains; sodden ∼HSK 5
摔破 摔破 shuāi pò to fall and smash into pieces ∼HSK 5
好儿 好兒 hǎo rén 好: good, excellent, fine; well · 儿: son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 5
骂人 罵人 mà rén to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone ∼HSK 5
战备 戰備 zhàn bèi war preparation ∼HSK 5
茬 茬 chá harvest ∼HSK 5
逞 逞 chěng indulge oneself; brag, show off ∼HSK 5
拥 擁 yōng embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd ∼HSK 5
震荡 震盪 zhèn dàng to shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate ∼HSK 5
柔 柔 róu soft; gentle, pliant ∼HSK 5
胆大 膽大 dǎn dà daring; bold; audacious ∼HSK 5
闲逛 閑逛 xián guàng to stroll ∼HSK 5
提琴 提琴 tí qín instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) ∼HSK 5
掖 掖 yē support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up ∼HSK 5
渲染 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing); to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting); to exaggerate; to embellish ∼HSK 5
捷 㨗 jié win, victory, triumph ∼HSK 5
叛徒 叛徒 pàn tú traitor; turncoat; rebel; renegade; insurgent ∼HSK 5
刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) ∼HSK 5
扶手 扶手 fú shǒu handrail; armrest ∼HSK 5
神枪手 神槍手 shén qiāng shǒu sharpshooter ∼HSK 5
冒烟 冒煙 mào yān to discharge smoke; to fume with rage ∼HSK 5