Platform

Platform 2001

zhàntái

China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.

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4.03 Intermediate Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 80%

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Vocabulary

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tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
yǎn eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) HSK 2
wǎng to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous HSK 2
yàng that kind; that sort HSK 2
gǎn xiè (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks HSK 2
yīn yuè music HSK 2
zhuāng adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack HSK 2
yuàn to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) HSK 2
hǎo xiàng as if; to seem like HSK 2
zhèng cháng regular; normal; ordinary HSK 2
gāng gang just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
yào medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison HSK 2
suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
rice; meter (classifier) HSK 2
liǎn face HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
gǒu dog HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
huó dòng to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
fāng method; way; means HSK 2
wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
piān disk; sheet HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
gǎi biàn to change; to alter; to transform HSK 2
bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular HSK 2
bàn means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
biàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion HSK 2
néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
rén men people HSK 2
fēn zhōng minute HSK 2
jiē shòu to accept; to receive HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
zhǐ yào if only; so long as HSK 2
gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2