Wolf Totem

Wolf Totem 2015

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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%

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Vocabulary

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lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun HSK 7
chǔn stupid; sluggish; clumsy; to wiggle (of worms); to move in a disorderly fashion HSK 7
xià shǒu to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest HSK 7
zūn yán dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty HSK 7
fǎn to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack HSK 7
yǒng héng eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) HSK 7
to separate; to isolate HSK 7
yīng eagle; falcon; hawk HSK 7
bào to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation HSK 7
bǎo yòu to bless and protect; blessing HSK 7
to cut; to cut apart HSK 7
nìng yuàn would rather ... (than ...) HSK 7
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable HSK 7
féng to sew; to stitch HSK 7
齿 chǐ tooth; dental HSK 7
nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods HSK 7
diē dad HSK 7
chéng penalty; punishment; to punish HSK 7
shèn kidney HSK 7
to be jealous of; to envy HSK 7
kēng pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive; to hoodwink; to cheat (sb) HSK 7
xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose HSK 7
yào otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal HSK 7
gǎn to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
tǒng bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc) HSK 7
zi neck HSK 7
ě used in 恶心 HSK 7
wēn róu gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) HSK 7
kǒng to be frightened; fear; dread HSK 7
jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) HSK 7
shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) HSK 7
cóng wèi never HSK 7
to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 斯, lux HSK 7
líng hún soul; spirit HSK 7
shī dead body; corpse; carcass HSK 7
láng wolf HSK 7
zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
gǎn rǎn to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence HSK 7
square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) HSK 7
zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
ān yíng zhā zhài to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4] Idiom ∼HSK 6
cǎn rěn lit. so horrible that one cannot bear to look (idiom); fig. miserable; horrendous; atrocious Idiom ∼HSK 6