Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides 2025

风流一代 fēngliú yīdài

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%

Cast

Zhao Tao Zhao Tao Qiao Qiao Zhubin Li Guo Bin Pan Jianlin Lao Pan Zhou Lan Zhou You Zhou You Xiao Zhou Ren Ke Ren Ke Square Singer Mao Tao Mao Tao Square Singer Liang Jingdong Liang Jingdong Wei Wei Zhao

Vocabulary

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的话 的話 de huà if (coming after a conditional clause) HSK 2
放下 放下 fàng xià to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) HSK 2
到处 到處 dào chù everywhere HSK 2
红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color); revolutionary HSK 2
随便 隨便 suí biàn as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton HSK 2
以下 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower; that amount or less; the following HSK 2
差不多 差不多 chà bu duō almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad HSK 2
可怕 可怕 kě pà awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly HSK 2
心中 心中 xīn zhōng central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart HSK 2
语言 語言 yǔ yán language HSK 2
吹 吹 chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through HSK 2
颜色 顏色 yán sè color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff HSK 2
经理 經理 jīng lǐ manager; director HSK 2
黄 黃 huáng yellow; pornographic; to fall through HSK 2
大量 大量 dà liàng great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous HSK 2
出发 出發 chū fā to set off; to start (on a journey) HSK 2
疼 疼 téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2
照顾 照顧 zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after HSK 2
想起 想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall; to think of; to call to mind HSK 2
交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give; to deliver; to hand over HSK 2
水平 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal HSK 2
顺利 順利 shùn lì smoothly; without a hitch HSK 2
明星 明星 míng xīng star; celebrity HSK 2
不行 不行 bù xíng won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable HSK 2
举行 舉行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) HSK 2
怎么办 怎麼辦 zěn me bàn what's to be done HSK 2
不够 不夠 bù gòu not enough; insufficient; inadequate HSK 2
咱们 咱們 zán men we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] HSK 2
瓶 瓶 píng bottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids HSK 2
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? HSK 2
船 舩 chuán boat; vessel; ship HSK 2
流 流 liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade HSK 2
心情 心情 xīn qíng mood; frame of mind HSK 2
喂 喂 wéi hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2
国际 國際 guó jì international HSK 2
腿 腿 tuǐ leg HSK 2
样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2
加油 加油 jiā yóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on HSK 2
就要 就要 jiù yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 2
市 市 shì market; city HSK 2
主要 主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary HSK 2
查 查 chá to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) HSK 2
弄 弄 lòng lane; alley HSK 2
重新 重新 chóng xīn again; once more; re- HSK 2
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty; beautiful HSK 2
声音 聲音 shēng yīn voice; sound HSK 2
收 收 shōu to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) HSK 2
怎样 怎樣 zěn yàng how; what kind HSK 2
近 近 jìn near; close to; approximately HSK 2
眼睛 眼睛 yǎn jing eye HSK 2