The World

The World 2004

世界 shìjiè

At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.

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3.61 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 74%

Cast

Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Tao Cheng Taishen Cheng Taishen Taisheng Jue Jing Wei Jiang Zhongwei Jiang Zhongwei Niu Wang Hongwei Wang Hongwei Sanlai Liang Jingdong Liang Jingdong Tao's Ex-boyfriend Huang Yiqun Qun Shuai Ji Shuai Ji Erxiao Wan Xiang Youyou Alla Shcherbakova Anna

Vocabulary

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干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ lit. dry firewood and a blazing flame (idiom); fig. fierce mutual passion, esp. between lovers; a volatile, inflammable situation Idiom ∼HSK 7
起哄 起鬨 qǐ hòng to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
撒 撒 sā to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to; (coll.) to pee Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
娇气 嬌氣 jiāo qì delicate; squeamish; finicky HSK 7
喜糖 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) HSK 7
景区 景區 jǐng qū scenic area HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
壮丽 壯麗 zhuàng lì magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
眼色 眼色 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
机舱 機艙 jī cāng cabin of a plane HSK 7
凑合 湊合 còu he to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad HSK 7
火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol) to go to one's head; (old) (of a bride-to-be) to bind one's hair into a bun; (of a prostitute) to receive a patron for the first time HSK 7
摄氏度 攝氏度 Shè shì dù °C (degrees Celsius) HSK 7
烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire; fireworks HSK 7
直达 直達 zhí dá to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping; (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop HSK 7
透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge HSK 7
帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì imperialism HSK 7
麻将 麻將 má jiàng mahjong HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
蜜月 蜜月 mì yuè honeymoon HSK 7
游览 遊覽 yóu lǎn to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
夜班 夜班 yè bān night shift HSK 7
增添 增添 zēng tiān to add; to increase HSK 7
攒 攢 cuán to bring together 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
团聚 團聚 tuán jù to reunite; to have a reunion HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
歌舞 歌舞 gē wǔ singing and dancing HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
呼唤 呼喚 hū huàn to call out (a name etc); to shout HSK 7
大片 大片 dà piàn wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie HSK 7
余地 餘地 yú dì margin; leeway HSK 7
全程 全程 quán chéng the whole distance; from beginning to end HSK 7
退役 退役 tuì yì (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned HSK 7
耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7
保管 保管 bǎo guǎn to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely; custodian; curator HSK 7
机密 機密 jī mì secret; classified (information) HSK 7
充 充 chōng sufficient; full; to fill; to serve as; to act as; to act falsely as; to pose as HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
任命 任命 rèn mìng to appoint; (job) appointment HSK 7