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%

Cast

Vocabulary

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yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
nián qīng young HSK 2
jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
si idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc HSK 2
滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group HSK 2
lòng lane; alley HSK 2
to cry; to weep HSK 2
zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice HSK 2
biàn chéng to change into; to turn into; to become HSK 2
shǔ to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list HSK 2
shēng yīn voice; sound HSK 2
yǎn jing eye HSK 2
xīn wén news HSK 2
biān side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously HSK 2
bān same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general HSK 2
huān yíng to welcome; welcome HSK 2
hóng red; popular; revolutionary; bonus HSK 2
yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out HSK 2
jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage HSK 2
tíng to stop; to halt; to park (a car) HSK 2
qīng chu clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about HSK 2
zhào piàn photograph; picture HSK 2
Hēi abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 HSK 2
quán whole; all HSK 2
jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 HSK 2
liú to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve HSK 2
guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of HSK 2
bàn to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
xíng dòng operation; action; to move about; mobile HSK 2
rice; meter (classifier) HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
yǒng yuǎn forever; eternal HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
gǎi biàn to change; to alter; to transform HSK 2
bàn means; method; way (of doing sth) HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious HSK 2
biàn to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion HSK 2
bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2
qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
zhǐ yào if only; so long as HSK 2