Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures 2002

rén xiāoyáo

Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.

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3.67 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 61%

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Vocabulary

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hēi to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime ∼HSK 2
kàn bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is looking at ∼HSK 2
change; easy ∼HSK 2
cháng shēng - lǎo (idiom) to live forever and never grow old ∼HSK 2
yòng de shàng needed; to come in useful ∼HSK 2
méi yǒu guān xi it doesn't matter ∼HSK 2
méi wèn no problem ∼HSK 2
tài Not too HSK 2
便 便 fāng biàn miàn instant noodles HSK 2
chū to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) HSK 2
pèng jiàn to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into HSK 2
jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2
yìn to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer) HSK 2
zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside HSK 2
traveler; tourist HSK 2
lǎo shi always HSK 2
zhè shíhòu At this moment HSK 2
zǒu guò to walk past; to pass by HSK 2
bào míng to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist HSK 2
xìng míng surname and given name; full name HSK 2
shāng liang to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2
see 咱 HSK 2
yǒu si interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun HSK 2
hǎo si to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) HSK 2
sòng gěi to send; to give as a present HSK 2
wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at HSK 2
gōng highway; road HSK 2
ren adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors HSK 2
sports; physical education HSK 2
dān wèi unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) HSK 2
shū fu comfortable; feeling well HSK 2
tóng shì colleague; co-worker HSK 2
to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax HSK 2
liàn to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk HSK 2
(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier HSK 2
suí shí at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary HSK 2
hǎn to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) HSK 2
chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
便 便 fāng biàn convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself HSK 2
chauffeur; driver HSK 2
qiān thousand HSK 2
téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2
niǎo bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn HSK 2
dàn egg; oval-shaped thing HSK 2
fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters HSK 2
jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
tóu fa hair (on the head) HSK 2
jiè to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) HSK 2
míng xīng star; celebrity HSK 2
xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2