The World

The World 2004

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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%

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Vocabulary

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to drag; to haul HSK 7
gōng construction site HSK 7
huá gorgeous HSK 7
Zhuàng Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group HSK 7
shì to vow; to pledge; to swear HSK 7
shān to delete HSK 7
xiāng shuǐ perfume; cologne HSK 7
xiāng to meet; to encounter; to come across HSK 7
liū to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate HSK 7
dǐng top-notch; first-rate HSK 7
xiào funny; ridiculous HSK 7
zhǐ wàng to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope HSK 7
shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) HSK 7
mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job HSK 7
huī to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse HSK 7
miǎn to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office; to avoid; to avert; to escape; to be prohibited HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
wán to finish; to end; to complete HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
gēn zōng to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow; tracking HSK 7
huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected HSK 7
hēi hey HSK 7
raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever HSK 7
gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
é to chant HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
ǒu duàn lián lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
zhēng zhēng shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
lài (coll.) not bad; good; fine Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
chuāng kǒu tiē band-aid ∼HSK 6
Āi fēi ěr Tiě Eiffel Tower ∼HSK 6
shuǐ dam; dike ∼HSK 6
qiā to throttle; to choke to death ∼HSK 6
huì cuì (of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather; to assemble ∼HSK 6
shì to cause trouble ∼HSK 6
tiě iron tower ∼HSK 6
lǎo bǎn niáng female proprietor; lady boss; boss's wife ∼HSK 6
dàn chǎo fàn egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) ∼HSK 6
shang to close; to shut up ∼HSK 6
chē to ride (in a vehicle); to get a lift; to hitch-hike ∼HSK 6