Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem 2015

狼图腾 lángtúténg

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

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3.92 Beginner Director Jean-Jacques Annaud 🍅 67%

Cast

William Feng William Feng Chen Zhen Shawn Dou Shawn Dou Yang Ke Ankhnyam Ragchaa Ankhnyam Ragchaa Gasma Yin Zhusheng Yin Zhusheng Bao Shunghi Baasanjav Mijid Baasanjav Mijid Bilig Tumenbayaer Tumenbayaer Sang Jie Han Tongsheng Han Tongsheng Huang Xiaolei Huang Xiaolei Qi Na Ri Tu Qi Na Ri Tu Gertai Xia Xing Xia Xing Zhi Qing

Vocabulary

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黄羊 黃羊 huáng yáng Mongolian gazelle; Procapra gutturosa ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
沙 沙 Shā sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
马群 馬群 mǎ qún herd of horses ∼HSK 3
该死 該死 gāi sǐ Damn it!; damned; wretched ∼HSK 3
劲 勁 jìn strong, unyielding, tough, power ∼HSK 3
没法 沒法 méi fǎ at a loss; unable to do anything about it; to have no choice ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
木 木 Mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
不愿 不願 bù yuàn unwilling ∼HSK 3
开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring; the lunar New Year ∼HSK 3
活着 活著 huó zhe alive ∼HSK 3
羊群 羊群 yáng qún flock of sheep ∼HSK 3
升天 昇天 shēng tiān lit. to ascend to heaven; to die ∼HSK 3
别管 別管 bié guǎn no matter (who, what etc) ∼HSK 3
弄死 弄死 nòng sǐ to kill; to put to death ∼HSK 3
农 農 Nóng agriculture, farming; farmer ∼HSK 3
乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with; to tamper with; to meddle with; to move randomly; to flail about ∼HSK 3
管他 管他 guǎn tā no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter ∼HSK 3
防身 防身 fáng shēn self-protection; to defend oneself ∼HSK 3
有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts; to have courage; to be brave ∼HSK 3
迷住 迷住 mí zhu to fascinate; to strongly attract; to obsess; to infatuate; to captivate; to enchant ∼HSK 3
心急 心急 xīn jí anxious; impatient ∼HSK 3
活下 活下 huó xià to survive ∼HSK 3
上马 上馬 shàng mǎ to get on a horse; to mount ∼HSK 3
绵羊 綿羊 mián yáng sheep ∼HSK 3
马厩 馬廄 mǎ jiù stable ∼HSK 3
一声 一聲 yī shēng first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone) ∼HSK 3
非要 非要 fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
骑马 騎馬 qí mǎ to ride a horse ∼HSK 3
有办法 有辦法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods; resourceful; creative ∼HSK 3
皮子 皮子 pí zi skin; fur ∼HSK 3
破事 破事 pò shì trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing ∼HSK 3
强风 強風 qiáng fēng strong breeze (meteorology) ∼HSK 3
拉紧 拉緊 lā jǐn to pull tight; tensioning ∼HSK 3
阿妈 阿媽 ā mā grandma (paternal) (Tw); (dialect) mother; nurse; amah; (Manchu) father ∼HSK 3
吉 吉 Jí lucky, propitious, good ∼HSK 3
死路 死路 sǐ lù dead end; (fig.) the road to disaster ∼HSK 3
把头 把頭 bǎ tóu labor contractor; gangmaster ∼HSK 3
去死 去死 qù sǐ go to hell!; drop dead! ∼HSK 3
接任 接任 jiē rèn to take over (as minister, manager etc) ∼HSK 3
交配 交配 jiāo pèi mating; copulation (esp. of animals) ∼HSK 3
总有 總有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be ∼HSK 3
国境 國境 guó jìng national border; frontier ∼HSK 3
小羊 小羊 xiǎo yáng lamb ∼HSK 3
怕死 怕死 pà sǐ to be scared of dying ∼HSK 3
到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes; at that time ∼HSK 3