Postmen in the Mountains

Postmen in the Mountains 1999

shān rén gǒu

An old postman has spent his whole life delivering mail to the mountain of Hunan and is about to retire, his only son due to take over his duties.

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3.65 Beginner Director Huo Jianqi 🍅 96%

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tuī jiàn to recommend; recommendation HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
é to chant HSK 7
tiān huā - luàn zhuì lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype Idiom ∼HSK 6
gōng shì gōng bàn to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
wàn shì to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
lǎo tu dotard Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
rén my child ∼HSK 6
zǒu to walk into ∼HSK 6
zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
wàng fēng to be on the lookout; to keep watch ∼HSK 6
téng tangle of vines; fig. complications ∼HSK 6
zuò bàn to keep sb company; to accompany ∼HSK 6
ruǎn to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion ∼HSK 6
gōng centipede ∼HSK 6
ái zòu to be beaten; to take a drubbing; buffeted; knocked about ∼HSK 6
jiā dào huān yíng to line the streets in welcome ∼HSK 6
bèi liào to get the materials ready; to prepare feed (for livestock) ∼HSK 6
piāo (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence ∼HSK 6
xīn jiāo worried; anxious ∼HSK 6
tān zi paralyzed person ∼HSK 6
ér daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
nán chǎn difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve ∼HSK 6
yǎn zhū zi eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) ∼HSK 6
便 便 biàn chē to hitch a ride ∼HSK 6
wǎng lái 独: alone, single, solitary, only · 往: go, depart; past, formerly · 独: alone, single, solitary, only · 来: come, coming; return, returning ∼HSK 6
kǎo huǒ to warm oneself at a fire ∼HSK 6
nòng qīng to clarify; to fully understand ∼HSK 6
sǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) ∼HSK 6
bèi bèi for generations; from generation to generation ∼HSK 6
shū gōng great uncle; grandfather's younger brother; husband's father's younger brother ∼HSK 6
gōng jiā the public; the state; society; the public purse ∼HSK 6
便 便 xiǎo pián yi petty advantage; small gains ∼HSK 6
kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove ∼HSK 6
yāo do not ∼HSK 6
suì shu age (number of years old) HSK 6
gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security HSK 6
lěng shuǐ cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans) HSK 6
yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
zhì bìng to treat an illness HSK 6
bào torrential rain; rainstorm HSK 6
pàn wàng to hope for; to look forward to HSK 6
bēi zhe carrying on one's back HSK 6
zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless HSK 6
xiào liǎn smiling face; smiley :) ☺ HSK 6