Not One Less 1999
一个都不能少
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.
Cast
Vocabulary
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| 临时工 臨時工 | temporary worker; temp; temporary work | |
| 喳喳 喳喳 | (onom.) whisper | |
| 还清 還清 | to pay back in full; to redeem a debt | |
| 十分之一 十分之一 | one tenth | |
| 慈善家 慈善家 | philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor | |
| 除以 除以 | (math.) divided by | |
| 不清 不清 | unclear | |
| 还债 還債 | to settle a debt | |
| 了债 了債 | to repay one's debt | |
| 善心 善心 | kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions | |
| 办学 辦學 | to run a school | |
| 国歌 國歌 | national anthem | |
| 外头 外頭 | outside; out | |
| 讲课 講課 | teach; lecture | |
| 岁数 歲數 | age (number of years old) | |
| 墨水 墨水 | ink | |
| 甭 甭 | (contraction of 用) need not; please don't | |
| 公安 公安 | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security | |
| 钟头 鐘頭 | hour | |
| 要好 要好 | to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement | |
| 治病 治病 | to treat an illness | |
| 补助 補助 | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance | |
| 姑姑 姑姑 | paternal aunt | |
| 特大 特大 | exceptionally big | |
| 不怎么 不怎麼 | not very; not particularly | |
| 事后 事後 | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | |
| 枝 枝 | branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc | |
| 歌唱 歌唱 | to sing | |
| 有事 有事 | to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter | |
| 素质 素質 | inner quality; basic essence | |
| 懒 懶 | lazy | |
| 难忘 難忘 | unforgettable | |
| 歌词 歌詞 | song lyric; lyrics | |
| 办公 辦公 | to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) | |
| 掏 掏 | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop | |
| 看好 看好 | to keep an eye on | |
| 横 橫 | horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent | |
| 捐 捐 | to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy | |
| 援助 援助 | to help; to support; to aid; aid; assistance | |
| 祖国 祖國 | motherland | |
| 街头 街頭 | street | |
| 捡 撿 | to pick up; to collect; to gather | |
| 算了 算了 | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | |
| 播 播 | to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bò] | |
| 厕所 廁所 | toilet; lavatory | |
| 田 田 | field; farm | |
| 踩 跴 | to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote | |
| 扣 釦 | button | |
| 再说 再說 | to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides | |
| 政策 政策 | policy |