Not One Less

Not One Less 1999

一个都不能少 yīge dōu bùnéng 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

Wei Minzhi Wei Minzhi Wei Minzhi Zhang Huike Zhang Huike Zhang Huike Tian Zhenda Tian Zhenda Village Chief Gao Enman Gao Enman Teacher Gao Sun Zhimei Sun Zhimei Feng Yuying TV Receptionist Li Fanfan TV Host Zhang Yichang Mr. Zhang Zhanqing Xu Brick Factory Owner Liu Hanzhi Zhang Huike's Mother

Vocabulary

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大雨 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain ∼HSK 1
有水 有水 yǒu shuǐ supplied with water (of a house) ∼HSK 1
桌 桌 zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
住校 住校 zhù xiào to board at school ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
大老远 大老遠 dà lǎo yuǎn very far away ∼HSK 1
等一下 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment; later; in awhile ∼HSK 1
教书 教書 jiāo shū to teach (in a school) ∼HSK 1
快进 快進 kuài jìn fast-forward (media player) ∼HSK 1
听不到 聽不到 tīng bu dào can't hear ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
这么着 這麼著 zhè me zhe thus; in this way; like this ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
几年 幾年 jǐ nián a few years; several years; how many years? ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
课桌 課桌 kè zhuō school desk ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
有一次 有一次 yǒu yī cì once; once upon a time ∼HSK 1
他用 他用 tā yòng other use; other purpose ∼HSK 1
想睡 想睡 xiǎng shuì drowsy; sleepy ∼HSK 1
会客 會客 huì kè to receive a visitor ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
看家 看家 kān jiā to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge; to demand payment ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
好喝 好喝 hǎo hē tasty (drinks) ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
做工 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
五一 五一 wǔ yī 5-1 (May 1st) ∼HSK 1
就正 就正 jiù zhèng (literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing) ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
白话 白話 bái huà spoken language; vernacular ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
有电 有電 yǒu diàn electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house) ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
来客 來客 lái kè guest ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1