To Live 1994

活着 huózhe

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

HSK 1

4.06 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 87%

Cast

Ge You Xu Fugui

Gong Li Xu Jiazhen

Niu Ben Town Chief

Guo Tao Chunsheng

Jiang Wu Wan Erxi

Ni Dahong Long'er

Liu Tianchi Xu Fengxia

Zhang Lu Young Fengxia

Dong Fei Xu Youqing

Huang Zongluo Fugui's Dad

Vocabulary

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天大地大天大地大 tiān dà dì dà	天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 大: big, great, vast, large, high	Idiom ∼HSK 7
胡思乱想胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild	Idiom HSK 7
淘气淘氣 táo qì	naughty; mischievous	Xiehouyu 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
嫂子嫂子 sǎo zi	(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law	Colloquialism HSK 7
姥姥姥姥 lǎo lao	(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother	Colloquialism HSK 7
歪歪 wāi	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side	Colloquialism HSK 7
扯扯 chě	to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey	Colloquialism HSK 7
娘娘 niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	Colloquialism HSK 7
改日改日 gǎi rì	another day; some other day	HSK 7
沏沏 qī	to steep (tea)	HSK 7
碍事礙事 ài shì	to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter	HSK 7
折合折合 zhé hé	to convert into; to amount to; to be equivalent to	HSK 7
恩情恩情 ēn qíng	kindness; affection; grace; favor	HSK 7
佐料佐料 zuǒ liào	condiments; seasoning	HSK 7
志气志氣 zhì qì	ambition; resolve; backbone; drive; spirit	HSK 7
阎王閻王 Yán wáng	(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person	HSK 7
心病心病 xīn bìng	anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine)	HSK 7
姥爷姥爺 lǎo ye	maternal grandfather (dialectal)	HSK 7
污蔑污衊 wū miè	to slander; to smear; to tarnish	HSK 7
立功立功 lì gōng	to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 朽); to make worthy contributions; to distinguish oneself	HSK 7
怠慢怠慢 dài màn	to slight; to neglect	HSK 7
跟上跟上 gēn shàng	to catch up with; to keep pace with	HSK 7
出息出息 chū xī	to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)	HSK 7
难处難處 nán chu	trouble; difficulty; problem	HSK 7
存心存心 cún xīn	deliberately	HSK 7
瘸瘸 qué	lame	HSK 7
历时歷時 lì shí	to last; to take (time); period; diachronic	HSK 7
受罪受罪 shòu zuì	to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance	HSK 7
本钱本錢 běn qián	capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)	HSK 7
界线界線 jiè xiàn	limits; bounds; dividing line	HSK 7
社论社論 shè lùn	editorial (in a newspaper)	HSK 7
不解不解 bù jiě	to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble	HSK 7
先天先天 xiān tiān	embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]); inborn; innate; natural	HSK 7
告辞告辭 gào cí	to say goodbye; to take one's leave	HSK 7
存折存摺 cún zhé	passbook; bankbook	HSK 7
梯子梯子 tī zi	ladder; stepladder	HSK 7
少有少有 shǎo yǒu	rare; infrequent	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
敬礼敬禮 jìng lǐ	to salute; salute	HSK 7
鞠躬鞠躬 jū gōng	to bow; (literary) to bend down	HSK 7
简易簡易 jiǎn yì	simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity	HSK 7
大意大意 dà yì	general idea; main idea	HSK 7
津贴津貼 jīn tiē	allowance	HSK 7
惦记惦記 diàn jì	to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about	HSK 7
镶鑲 xiāng	to inlay; to embed; ridge; border	HSK 7
搁擱 gē	to place; to put aside; to shelve	HSK 7
一眼一眼 yī yǎn	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse	HSK 7
人道人道 rén dào	human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse	HSK 7
干部幹部 gàn bù	cadre; official; officer; manager	HSK 7