Still Life 2006

三峡好人 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

3.57 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 91%

Cast

Han Sanming San-Ming Han

Zhao Tao Shen-Hong Guo

Wang Hongwei Dong Ming-Wan Zhubin Li Guo Bin Haiyu Xiang Lin Zhou Brother Mark Lizhen Ma Missy Ma Zhou Lan Yong Huang Jingsheng Li

Vocabulary

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千山万水千山萬水 qiān shān wàn shuǐ	千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 山: mountain, hill, peak · 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice	Idiom ∼HSK 7
不理不理 bù lǐ	to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore	Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情無情 wú qíng	pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless	Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子嫂子 sǎo zi	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	Colloquialism HSK 7
开支開支 kāi zhī	expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages	Colloquialism HSK 7
亏待虧待 kuī dài	to treat sb unfairly	HSK 7
公安局公安局 gōng ān jú	public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)	HSK 7
特产特產 tè chǎn	special local product; (regional) specialty	HSK 7
落成落成 luò chéng	to complete a construction project	HSK 7
包庇包庇 bāo bì	to shield; to harbor; to cover up	HSK 7
不慎不慎 bù shèn	incautious; inattentive	HSK 7
口令口令 kǒu lìng	oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry)	HSK 7
不解不解 bù jiě	to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble	HSK 7
锈鏽 xiù	to rust	HSK 7
小溪小溪 xiǎo xī	brook; streamlet	HSK 7
摆平擺平 bǎi píng	to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)	HSK 7
团圆團圓 tuán yuán	to have a reunion	HSK 7
应酬應酬 yìng chou	to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement	HSK 7
口子口子 kǒu zi	hole; opening; cut; gap; gash; my husband or wife; classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc); precedent	HSK 7
庄稼莊稼 zhuāng jia	farm crop	HSK 7
搬迁搬遷 bān qiān	to move; to relocate; removal	HSK 7
新奇新奇 xīn qí	novel; new; exotic	HSK 7
淹淹 yān	to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay	HSK 7
恼火惱火 nǎo huǒ	annoyed; riled; vexed	HSK 7
风雨風雨 fēng yǔ	wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships	HSK 7
怀旧懷舊 huái jiù	to feel nostalgic; nostalgia	HSK 7
不算不算 bù suàn	to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight	HSK 7
辜负辜負 gū fù	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	HSK 7
贪污貪污 tān wū	to be corrupt; corruption; to embezzle	HSK 7
住宿住宿 zhù sù	to stay at; lodging; accommodation	HSK 7
董事长董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng	chairman of the board of directors	HSK 7
懂事懂事 dǒng shì	to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent	HSK 7
初次初次 chū cì	for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)	HSK 7
瀑布瀑布 pù bù	waterfall	HSK 7
丛林叢林 cóng lín	jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery	HSK 7
漂漂 piāo	to float; to drift	HSK 7
届时屆時 jiè shí	when the time comes; at the scheduled time	HSK 7
好说好說 hǎo shuō	easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me	HSK 7
当心當心 dāng xīn	to take care; to look out	HSK 7
不容不容 bù róng	must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate	HSK 7
贵宾貴賓 guì bīn	honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP	HSK 7
煤矿煤礦 méi kuàng	coal mine; coal seam	HSK 7
得罪得罪 dé zui	to offend sb; to make a faux pas; a faux pas; see also 罪	HSK 7
公务公務 gōng wù	official business	HSK 7
不适不適 bù shì	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts	HSK 7
龟龜 guī	tortoise; turtle	HSK 7
解救解救 jiě jiù	to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation	HSK 7
文物文物 wén wù	cultural relic; historical relic	HSK 7
追逐追逐 zhuī zhú	to chase; to pursue vigorously	HSK 7
发掘發掘 fā jué	to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into	HSK 7