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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出汗 出汗 chū hàn to perspire; to sweat HSK 5
鲜艳 鮮艷 xiān yàn bright-colored; gaily-colored HSK 5
招生 招生 zhāo shēng to enroll new students; to get students HSK 5
报答 報答 bào dá to repay; to requite HSK 5
山区 山區 shān qū mountain area HSK 5
不能不 不能不 bù néng bù have to; cannot but HSK 5
敲门 敲門 qiāo mén to knock on a door HSK 5
舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge HSK 5
时常 時常 shí cháng often; frequently HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
挣钱 掙錢 zhèng qián to make money HSK 5
泉 泉 quán spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) HSK 5
交代 交代 jiāo dài to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
灰色 灰色 huī sè gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
国民 國民 guó mín nationals; citizens; people of a nation HSK 5
指甲 指甲 zhǐ jia fingernail HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
城里 城裡 chénglǐ In the city HSK 5
现状 現狀 xiàn zhuàng current situation HSK 5
打架 打架 dǎ jià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows HSK 5
赔 賠 péi to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss HSK 5
保卫 保衛 bǎo wèi to defend; to safeguard HSK 5
献 獻 xiàn to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old) HSK 5
闯 闖 chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) HSK 5
挣 掙 zhèng to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) HSK 5
漏 漏 lòu to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) HSK 5
子弹 子彈 zǐ dàn bullet HSK 5
明明 明明 míng míng obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely HSK 5
赔偿 賠償 péi cháng to compensate HSK 5
不许 不許 bù xǔ not to allow; must not; can't HSK 5
锅 鍋 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5
扇 扇 shān to fan; to slap sb on the face HSK 5
大事 大事 dà shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
饮料 飲料 yǐn liào drink; beverage HSK 5
用来 用來 yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging HSK 5
除非 除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless HSK 5
尝 嘗 cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
全都 全都 quán dōu all; without exception HSK 5
瞧 瞧 qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit HSK 5
挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) HSK 5
盒 盒 hé small box; case HSK 5
堆 堆 duī to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount HSK 5
一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word; in short HSK 5
瘦 瘦 shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive HSK 5
硬 硬 yìng hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial HSK 5
剩 剩 shèng to remain; to be left; to have as remainder HSK 5