Not One Less

Not One Less 1999

ge dōu néng shǎo

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students.

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3.46 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 96%

Cast

Vocabulary

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lán blue; indigo plant HSK 2
niǎo bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn HSK 2
branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb HSK 2
dàn egg; oval-shaped thing HSK 2
tóu fa hair (on the head) HSK 2
zhǎng to grow up HSK 2
jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
xiǎng way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) HSK 2
zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate HSK 2
zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] HSK 2
suàn to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation HSK 2
píng bottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids HSK 2
zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
biàn everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time HSK 2
biǎo exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth) HSK 2
jiē zhe to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn HSK 2
xīn qíng mood; frame of mind HSK 2
tīng shuō to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking HSK 2
tuī to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage HSK 2
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals HSK 2
xīn li chest; heart; mind HSK 2
jiào to educate; to teach; education HSK 2
jiē see 节骨眼 HSK 2
liú xià to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go HSK 2
guān xīn to be concerned about; to care about HSK 2
bàn gōng shì office; business premises; bureau HSK 2
tōng to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc HSK 2
gāng cái just now; a moment ago HSK 2
yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
yùn dòng to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign HSK 2
广 guǎng gào to advertise; a commercial; advertisement HSK 2
tiáo jiàn condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition HSK 2
night HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
zuǐ mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) HSK 2
gēi used in 掰 HSK 2
shǎo many; a lot; not few HSK 2
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks HSK 2
jiàn idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint HSK 2
duǎn short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault HSK 2
shēn biān at one's side; on hand HSK 2
nòng to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with HSK 2
jié program; item (on a program) HSK 2
miàn qián in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) HSK 2
jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily HSK 2
chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2