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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五号 五號 wǔ hào the fifth; fifth day of a month ∼HSK 1
今早 今早 jīn zǎo this morning ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
做小 做小 zuò xiǎo to be sb's concubine ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
拿下 拿下 ná xià to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) ∼HSK 1
小弟 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother; I, your little brother (humble) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
本地人 本地人 běn dì rén native person (of a country) ∼HSK 1
下午好 下午好 xià wǔ hǎo (greeting) good afternoon ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
您好 您好 nín hǎo hello (polite) ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
晚上好 晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo Good evening! ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
花钱 花錢 huā qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
前天 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
机票 機票 jī piào air ticket; passenger ticket HSK 1
门票 門票 mén piào ticket (for theater, cinema etc) HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
小朋友 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
下班 下班 xià bān to finish work; to get off work HSK 1
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song HSK 1
上次 上次 shàng cì last time HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
是不是 是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1
工人 工人 gōng rén worker HSK 1
地上 地上 dì shang on the ground; on the floor HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
星期 星期 xīng qī week; day of the week; Sunday HSK 1
雨 雨 yǔ rain HSK 1
茶 茶 chá tea; tea plant HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1