To Live

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.

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4.06 Intermediate Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 87%

Cast

Ge You Ge You Xu Fugui Gong Li Gong Li Xu Jiazhen Niu Ben Niu Ben Town Chief Guo Tao Guo Tao Chunsheng Jiang Wu Jiang Wu Wan Erxi Ni Dahong Ni Dahong Long'er Liu Tianchi Liu Tianchi Xu Fengxia Zhang Lu Zhang Lu Young Fengxia Dong Fei Dong Fei Xu Youqing Huang Zongluo Huang Zongluo Fugui's Dad

Vocabulary

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头一 頭一 tóu yī the first ∼HSK 2
上街 上街 shàng jiē to go onto the streets; to go shopping ∼HSK 2
小名 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child; childhood name ∼HSK 2
长得 長得 zhǎng de to look (pretty, the same etc) ∼HSK 2
难听 難聽 nán tīng unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful HSK 2
接班人 接班人 jiē bān rén successor ∼HSK 2
饺子 餃子 jiǎo zi dumpling; pot-sticker HSK 2
看样子 看樣子 kàn yàng zi it seems; it looks as if ∼HSK 2
里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside; interior HSK 2
班长 班長 bān zhǎng class monitor; squad leader; team leader HSK 2
照相 照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice; (speak) in whispers HSK 2
出院 出院 chū yuàn to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital HSK 2
秋天 秋天 qiū tiān autumn HSK 2
老是 老是 lǎo shi always HSK 2
这时候 這時候 zhè shíhòu At this moment HSK 2
做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal; to cook HSK 2
得出 得出 dé chū to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) HSK 2
从小 從小 cóng xiǎo from childhood; from a young age HSK 2
爱人 愛人 ài ren spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) HSK 2
商量 商量 shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
半夜 半夜 bàn yè midnight; in the middle of the night HSK 2
凉 涼 Liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) HSK 2
大小 大小 dà xiǎo dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority HSK 2
大声 大聲 dà shēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly HSK 2
好人 好人 hǎo rén good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle HSK 2
平安 平安 píng ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace HSK 2
咱 偺 zá see 咱 HSK 2
出门 出門 chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married HSK 2
碗 㼝 wǎn bowl; cup HSK 2
碰 掽 pèng to touch; to meet with; to bump HSK 2
平时 平時 píng shí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime HSK 2
不如 不如 bù rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2
道理 道理 dào li reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification HSK 2
院 院 yuàn courtyard; institution HSK 2
放心 放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease HSK 2
大人 大人 dà ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2
道路 道路 dào lù road; path; way HSK 2
租 租 zū to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax HSK 2
举 舉 jǔ to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed HSK 2
练 練 liàn to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk HSK 2
河 河 hé river HSK 2
骑 騎 jì (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier HSK 2
的话 的話 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
早就 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time HSK 2
红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color); revolutionary HSK 2
答应 答應 dā ying to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise HSK 2
出生 出生 chū shēng to be born HSK 2
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2