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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这个這個 zhège	(pronoun) this; (adjective) this	∼HSK 1
不了不了 bù le	no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)	∼HSK 1
儿兒 rén	son, child; KangXi radical 10	∼HSK 1
影影 yǐng	shadow; image, reflection; photograph	∼HSK 1
那个那個 nàge	that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler	∼HSK 1
着呢著呢 zhe ne	comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather	∼HSK 1
少奶奶少奶奶 shào nǎi nai	young lady of the house; wife of the young master	∼HSK 1
怎么了怎麼了 zěn me le	What's up?; What's going on?; What happened?	∼HSK 1
好几好幾 hǎo jǐ	several; quite a few	∼HSK 1
不住不住 bù zhù	(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly	∼HSK 1
一下一下 yī xià	(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly	∼HSK 1
天天天天 tiān tiān	every day	∼HSK 1
怎么回事怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì	what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about?	∼HSK 1
不想不想 bù xiǎng	unexpectedly; to one's surprise	∼HSK 1
还好還好 hái hǎo	not bad; tolerable; fortunately	∼HSK 1
一点一點 yī diǎn	a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾\|一点钟[yi1 dia	∼HSK 1
这就這就 zhè jiù	immediately; at once	∼HSK 1
没了沒了 méi le	to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist	∼HSK 1
几个幾個 jǐ ge	a few; several; how many	∼HSK 1
放开放開 fàng kāi	to let go; to release	∼HSK 1
我去我去 wǒ qù	(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane!	∼HSK 1
一次一次 yī cì	first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)	∼HSK 1
不好不好 bù hǎo	no good	∼HSK 1
坏了壞了 huài le	shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost	∼HSK 1
有了有了 yǒu le	I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven	∼HSK 1
在外在外 zài wài	outer; excluded	∼HSK 1
一个人一個人 yī gè rén	by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)	∼HSK 1
军軍 jūn	army, military; soldiers, troops	∼HSK 1
家的家的 jiā de	(old) wife	∼HSK 1
看上看上 kàn shàng	to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for	∼HSK 1
有点有點 yǒu diǎn	a little	∼HSK 1
点水點水 diǎn shuǐ	to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水\|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep	∼HSK 1
对不住對不住 duì bu zhù	to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)	∼HSK 1
说笑說笑 shuō xiào	to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter	∼HSK 1
一年多一年多 yī nián duō	more than a year	∼HSK 1
快点快點 kuài diǎn	to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!	∼HSK 1
还给還給 huán gěi	to return sth to sb	∼HSK 1
那天那天 nà tiān	that day; the other day	∼HSK 1
再怎么再怎麼 zài zěn me	no matter how...	∼HSK 1
也就是也就是 yě jiù shì	in other words; i.e.	∼HSK 1
一家一家 yī jiā	the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group	∼HSK 1
这种這種 zhè zhǒng	this kind of	∼HSK 1
快进快進 kuài jìn	fast-forward (media player)	∼HSK 1
不着不著 bù zháo	no need; need not	∼HSK 1
每年每年 měi nián	every year; each year; yearly	∼HSK 1
怎么着怎麼著 zěn me zhāo	what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]	∼HSK 1
太好了太好了 tài hǎo le	very good	∼HSK 1
大有大有 dà yǒu	there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance	∼HSK 1
老天老天 lǎo tiān	God; Heavens	∼HSK 1
学好學好 xué hǎo	to follow good examples	∼HSK 1