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.

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3.57 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 91%

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Vocabulary

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tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing); to catch (what is spoken) ∼HSK 2
jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
méi wèn no problem ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
Hán fence; surname; Korea ∼HSK 2
dài zǒu to carry; to take away ∼HSK 2
fēi yuè to fly across; to fly over; to fly past; (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar ∼HSK 2
gǒu lit. fucked or spawned by a dog; contemptible; lousy, fucking ∼HSK 2
jiāo qián to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth ∼HSK 2
kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
míng xià under sb's name ∼HSK 2
míng to get one's name; named (after sth) ∼HSK 2
to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc); to importune ∼HSK 2
dài hái zi to look after a baby; to take care of a young child ∼HSK 2
qīng qīng lightly; softly ∼HSK 2
change; easy ∼HSK 2
yǒu néng possible; probable; possibly; probably; may; might ∼HSK 2
shēn body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 ∼HSK 2
liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
cāo conduct, run, control, manage ∼HSK 2
tiān hēi to get dark; dusk ∼HSK 2
jiāo yǒu to make friends ∼HSK 2
bèi yǐng rear view; figure seen from behind; view of the back (of a person or object) ∼HSK 2
biàn tōng pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances ∼HSK 2
kāi dēng to turn on the light ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
trip, journey; travel; traveler ∼HSK 2
qiān a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance ∼HSK 2
Shì generation; world; era ∼HSK 2
lǐng dǎo rén leader ∼HSK 2
jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to ∼HSK 2
Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
fáng qián charges for a room; house rental ∼HSK 2
chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off ∼HSK 2
liáng kuai nice and cold; pleasantly cool HSK 2
fàn guǎn restaurant HSK 2
chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
guān to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film HSK 2
wài parts of the country other than where one is HSK 2
lǎo shi always HSK 2
gōng to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation HSK 2
dào to get; to obtain HSK 2
chūn tiān spring (season) HSK 2
ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
děng dào to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc) HSK 2
yīn overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia HSK 2
dìng not necessarily; maybe HSK 2
xìng family name; surname; to be surnamed HSK 2