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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qiǎ to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ] HSK 2
dǒng to understand; to comprehend HSK 2
duàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc HSK 2
kào to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) HSK 2
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) HSK 2
zuì jìn recently; soon; nearest HSK 2
fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分 HSK 2
miàn face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc HSK 2
fāng miàn respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2
yǐng xiǎng influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb HSK 2
mài to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt HSK 2
piān disk; sheet HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
rén men people HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
tóng different; distinct; not the same; not alike HSK 2
yuán yīn cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2
gāng hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly HSK 2
xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true HSK 2
jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire HSK 2
huò zhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
jiē guǒ to bear fruit HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
jìn xíng to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute HSK 2
jiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc HSK 2
tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) HSK 2
rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
yào don't!; must not HSK 2
guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) HSK 2
jiā everyone; influential family; great expert HSK 2
dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise HSK 2
zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2
me like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case HSK 2
dāng (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell) HSK 2
xiàng to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) HSK 2
cái ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only HSK 2
néng might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps HSK 2
gāi should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned HSK 2
it HSK 2
zhǐ only; merely; just; but HSK 2