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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tiē to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip HSK 4
访 cǎi fǎng to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover HSK 4
rén jiā household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be HSK 4
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for HSK 4
guān government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body HSK 4
tong (business) contract HSK 4
graduation; to graduate; to finish school HSK 4
dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
chōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash HSK 4
ān (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) HSK 4
to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
fān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross HSK 4
zhàng fu husband HSK 4
guài bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather HSK 4
chōng thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash HSK 4
yǐn to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse HSK 4
dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
wáng king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great HSK 4
dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
jiě shì explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve HSK 4
xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several HSK 4
dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious HSK 4
ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other Idiom ∼HSK 3
qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
guǎn to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards Colloquialism HSK 3
cūn village; hamlet Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
jìn chéng to go to town; to enter a big city (to live or work) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn zi village Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
Cūn shàng Murakami (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
cūn zhǎng village chief; village head Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
yóu postal, mail; post office ∼HSK 3
gǎn to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on ∼HSK 3
yóu bāo postal parcel; parcel ∼HSK 3
líng mountain ridge, mountain peak ∼HSK 3
shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
special administrative region; abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 ∼HSK 3
méi zhǔn not sure; maybe ∼HSK 3
shí bàn huì a short time; a little while ∼HSK 3
shěng xīn to cause no trouble; to be spared worry; worry-free ∼HSK 3
fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
zhí dào xiàn zài even now; until now; right up to the present ∼HSK 3
jiǔ already a long time ∼HSK 3
chū to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1] ∼HSK 3
guāng shì solely; just ∼HSK 3
gāi Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3