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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yǎn yuán actor or actress; performer HSK 3
concrete; definite; specific HSK 3
wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
zhì zào to manufacture; to make HSK 3
shì century HSK 3
tuán round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) HSK 3
zhū hog; pig; swine HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
xuān to declare; to announce; to proclaim HSK 3
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
dài to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon HSK 3
shòu shāng to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed HSK 3
lǐng dǎo lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader HSK 3
jīng economy; economic HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
Niú surname Niu HSK 3
biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
lái since (a previous event) HSK 3
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
zhuān jiā expert; specialist HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
mén department; branch; section; division HSK 3
shì jiàn event; happening; incident HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
rèn responsibility; blame; duty HSK 3
rén shēng life (one's time on earth) HSK 3
zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
tái desk; table; counter HSK 3
rén yuán staff; crew; personnel HSK 3
què dìng definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box) HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
jīng shén spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist HSK 3
xiàn chǎng the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site HSK 3
jiào to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison HSK 3
chéng shì city; town HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
zhù to take note of; to pay attention to HSK 3
jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
Měi yuán American dollar; US dollar HSK 3