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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fāng yuán perimeter; range; (within) a radius of... ∼HSK 4
zài to get together ∼HSK 4
jiāng biān river bank ∼HSK 4
zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn to stand firmly; to gain a foothold; to establish oneself ∼HSK 4
jiā oneself; one's own family ∼HSK 4
dài zi (fig.) supply of grain to the public ∼HSK 4
huǒ everybody; everyone; we all ∼HSK 4
hán shòu xué correspondence university ∼HSK 4
chéng dān school report or transcript ∼HSK 4
yuán chù original spot; previous place; where it was before ∼HSK 4
bàn dǎo semiconductor ∼HSK 4
dāng bīng to serve in the army; to be a soldier ∼HSK 4
shāo shuǐ to heat water; to boil water ∼HSK 4
fǎn fǎn repeatedly; time and time again ∼HSK 4
nóng yào agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide ∼HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
dēng shān to climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering HSK 4
biǎo yáng to praise; to commend HSK 4
bu kāi inseparable; inevitably linked to HSK 4
zháo huǒ to catch fire HSK 4
zhǔn shí on time; punctual; on schedule HSK 4
tiān zhēn naive; innocent; artless HSK 4
Sūn Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
lǎo tiger HSK 4
zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
jiāng river HSK 4
guī rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline HSK 4
shuō bu dìng can't say for sure; maybe HSK 4
shū secretary HSK 4
zuǐ ba mouth; slap in the face HSK 4
jiàn jiàn gradually HSK 4
kuài accountant; accountancy; accounting HSK 4
duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
zài hu not to care HSK 4
xíng shì circumstances; situation; terrain HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
péi xùn to cultivate; to train; to groom; training HSK 4
xiàn county HSK 4
to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of HSK 4
yǎn lèi tears; crying HSK 4
jiàn to meet HSK 4
yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
jiào xun to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson HSK 4
yáo to shake; to rock; to row; to crank HSK 4
dān alone; by oneself; on one's own HSK 4
to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc) HSK 4
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract HSK 4
shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining HSK 4
nào noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke HSK 4
zhì to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research HSK 4