Still Life

Still Life 2006

sānxiá hǎorén

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
3.57 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 91%

Cast

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

tān to spread out; vendor's stand HSK 7
shù magic HSK 7
jiā exclusive HSK 7
zhào cover; fish trap (basket); shade HSK 7
old variant of 辞 HSK 7
yǒng never; will never HSK 7
dào tunnel; causeway HSK 7
bēn to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope HSK 7
bǎo nanny; housekeeper HSK 7
chán to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy HSK 7
rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
variant of 麻; hemp HSK 7
āi interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
shǒu arm; helper HSK 7
穿 穿 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7
làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
huì city; metropolis HSK 7
méi guī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower HSK 7
xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
gǎng harbor; port HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
yào shi key HSK 7
mán barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless HSK 7
lǎo old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang HSK 7
dīng male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl HSK 7
gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
hēi hey HSK 7
āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
luó gauze; to collect; to gather; to catch; to sift HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
é to chant HSK 7
féng chǎng zuò lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun; to play along according to local conditions Idiom ∼HSK 6
rén - tài shèn (idiom) to bully intolerably Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
shá zi (dialect) what ∼HSK 6
míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
piān piān elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly ∼HSK 6
kǎn to hack to death; to kill with an ax ∼HSK 6
tāo chū to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) ∼HSK 6
zhí xiá to govern directly ∼HSK 6
zhòng tián to farm; farming ∼HSK 6
gōng xiāo supply and marketing; distribution; supply and sales ∼HSK 6
róu qíng gentle feelings; tender sentiments ∼HSK 6
old tomb (archaeology) ∼HSK 6
湿 lín shī to get soaked ∼HSK 6
kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
zhōng The End (appearing at the end of a movie etc) ∼HSK 6