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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ōu yuán euro (currency) ∼HSK 3
to crash (of a computer) ∼HSK 3
luàn shuō to talk drivel; to make irresponsible remarks ∼HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
xiāng suí to tag along (with sb); (in combination with or) to accompany (sb); (fig.) (of one situation) to go hand in hand (with another) ∼HSK 3
bǎn quán copyright ∼HSK 3
huó through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence ∼HSK 3
huó rén living person ∼HSK 3
shí at what time?; when? ∼HSK 3
zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
xiǎo colt; pony ∼HSK 3
ér shí childhood ∼HSK 3
饿 è to starve to death; to be very hungry ∼HSK 3
fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
jué decide, determine, judge ∼HSK 3
chǎng factory operations; factory administration ∼HSK 3
zhì purpose, will, determination; annals ∼HSK 3
jiào chūn to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat ∼HSK 3
zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape ∼HSK 3
huā xiāng fragrance of flowers ∼HSK 3
nòng to kill; to put to death ∼HSK 3
luàn pǎo to run around all over the place ∼HSK 3
Wěi appoint, send, commission ∼HSK 3
huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
supreme ruler, emperor; god ∼HSK 3
shì throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first) ∼HSK 3
yǎng to rear; to bring up; to nurture ∼HSK 3
zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
měi rén each person; everybody; per person ∼HSK 3
bān zǒu to carry ∼HSK 3
gàn huó to work; to be employed ∼HSK 3
yào extremely; awfully ∼HSK 3
select, choose, pick out ∼HSK 3
rén mín Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY) HSK 3
suǒ cháng what one is good at HSK 3
zhí gōng workers; staff HSK 3
ting to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around HSK 3
xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
xia the location below sth; afterwards HSK 3
gàn see 干嘛 HSK 3
qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
gāo gōng expressway; highway; freeway HSK 3
shǒu procedure; formalities HSK 3
xíng li luggage HSK 3
jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
jiàn shè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute HSK 3
tiào to dance HSK 3
guān kàn to watch; to view HSK 3