The Ditch

The Ditch 2011

夹边沟 jiā biān gōu

The film focuses on the suffering of Chinese who were imprisoned in a forced labor camp called Jiabiangou in the Gobi Desert in winter 1960 under Mao Zedong on the grounds that they were "rightist elements". The film tells of the harsh life of these men, who coped with physical exhaustion, extreme cold, starvation and death on a daily basis.

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3.84 Beginner Director Wang Bing IMDb 7.1

Cast

Cheng Zhengwu Niansong Jing Xiangnian Li Renjun Lian Ye Lu Xiao Li Yang Haoyu Yang Haoyu Lao Dong Jieleu Wan Li Daguang Li Daguang Wang Dayuan Liming Lei

Vocabulary

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急需 急需 jí xū to urgently need; urgent need HSK 7
社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì socialism HSK 7
进度 進度 jìn dù rate of progress HSK 7
裹 裹 guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
绳子 繩子 shéng zi cord; string; rope HSK 7
发泄 發洩 fā xiè to give vent to (one's feelings) HSK 7
别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone HSK 7
折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money) HSK 7
憋 憋 biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) HSK 7
沙滩 沙灘 shā tān beach; sandy shore HSK 7
嫩 嫩 nèn young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled HSK 7
搅 攪 jiǎo to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir HSK 7
制服 制服 zhì fú to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees) HSK 7
巡逻 巡邏 xún luó to patrol (police, army or navy) HSK 7
农场 農場 nóng chǎng farm HSK 7
溜 溜 liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
呵 呵 hē expel breath; my goodness HSK 7
忠诚 忠誠 zhōng chéng devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty HSK 7
护理 護理 hù lǐ to nurse; to tend and protect HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
肩膀 肩膀 jiān bǎng shoulder HSK 7
穿过 穿過 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
附 坿 fù to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached HSK 7
浪 浪 làng wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble HSK 7
瞎 瞎 xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
乖 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence HSK 7
失踪 失蹤 shī zōng to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for HSK 7
幕 幕 mù curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play) HSK 7
烤 烤 kǎo to roast; to bake; to broil HSK 7
结局 結局 jié jú conclusion; ending HSK 7
惹 惹 rě to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
耍 耍 shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
革命 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) HSK 7
斗 斗 Dǒu abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 HSK 7
尿 尿 niào to urinate; urine HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
尸体 屍體 shī tǐ dead body; corpse; carcass HSK 7
盯 盯 dīng to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at HSK 7
狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
同志 同志 tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7