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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学好 學好 xué hǎo to follow good examples ∼HSK 1
来着 來著 lái zhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past ∼HSK 1
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions ∼HSK 1
坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk; malicious words ∼HSK 1
下回 下回 xià huí next chapter; next time ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
人儿 人兒 rén r figurine ∼HSK 1
叫做 叫做 jiào zuò to be called; to be known as ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
跟人 跟人 gēn rén to marry (of woman) ∼HSK 1
班子 班子 bān zi organized group; theatrical troupe ∼HSK 1
妈的 媽的 mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
真有你的 真有你的 zhēn yǒu nǐ de You're really quite something!; You're just amazing! ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
早起 早起 zǎo qǐ to get up early ∼HSK 1
什么的 什麼的 shén me de and so on; and so forth; and what not ∼HSK 1
记错 記錯 jì cuò to remember incorrectly ∼HSK 1
要人 要人 yào rén important person ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
上天 上天 shàng tiān Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
饭桌 飯桌 fàn zhuō dining table ∼HSK 1
几天 幾天 jǐ tiān several days ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
上回 上回 shàng huí last time; the previous time ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
不太好 不太好 bù tài hǎo not so good; not too well ∼HSK 1
到家 到家 dào jiā perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree ∼HSK 1
东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind; spring breeze; (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
打点 打點 dǎ dian to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in) ∼HSK 1
二老 二老 èr lǎo mother and father; parents ∼HSK 1
友爱 友愛 yǒu ài friendly affection; fraternal love ∼HSK 1
正点 正點 zhèng diǎn (of a train etc) on time; punctual; (slang) awesome; (Tw) on the hour ∼HSK 1
有水 有水 yǒu shuǐ supplied with water (of a house) ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
一来 一來 yī lái firstly,... ∼HSK 1
坐月子 坐月子 zuò yuè zi to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind" ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
了了 了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly; to settle a matter; to get it over with ∼HSK 1
不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
老老 老老 lǎo lao maternal grandmother; same as 姥姥 ∼HSK 1
慢慢吃 慢慢吃 màn màn chī Enjoy your meal!; Bon appetit! ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find ∼HSK 1
等一等 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment ∼HSK 1
送去 送去 sòng qù to send to; to deliver to; to give sb a lift (e.g. in a car) ∼HSK 1