Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides 2025

fēngliú dài

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

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3.85 Beginner Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 99%

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Vocabulary

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zhí occupation; profession; vocation; professional HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
zhí dào until HSK 3
gǎn shòu to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of HSK 3
guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
tòng ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly HSK 3
méi media, esp. news media HSK 3
duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant HSK 3
dào to reach; to achieve; to attain HSK 3
shì to fit; to suit HSK 3
zhù to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies HSK 3
shì chǎng marketplace; market (also in abstract) HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient HSK 3
zhuàng tài condition; state; state of affairs HSK 3
kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3
biǎo yǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate HSK 3
guān zhù to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention HSK 3
local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) HSK 3
fǎn yìng to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction HSK 3
tiào to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate HSK 3
rén lèi humanity; human race; mankind HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
miàn duì to face; to confront HSK 3
yíng to beat; to win; to profit HSK 3
rèn responsibility; blame; duty HSK 3
suí to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently HSK 3
zào chéng to bring about; to create; to cause HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
chéng city walls; city; town HSK 3
bào dào to report (news); report HSK 3
to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame; conscientious HSK 3
zhì shǎo at least; (to say the) least HSK 3
zhǎn development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
tái desk; table; counter HSK 3
zuò to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation HSK 3
lián connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
area; region; district; small; distinguish HSK 3
chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3