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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huān yíng guāng lín welcome ∼HSK 6
kàn bu qīng not able to see clearly ∼HSK 6
chāi qiān to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants HSK 6
gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
lǎo xiāng fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown HSK 6
Shāng chéng see 商城县 HSK 6
huà jiě to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) HSK 6
yān to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.) HSK 6
bàng wǎn in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk HSK 6
(husked) rice HSK 6
guān ài to show concern and care for HSK 6
slope; sloping; slanted HSK 6
chàng to sing HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
used in 荤粥 HSK 6
chū míng well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc) HSK 6
juān kuǎn to donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money) HSK 6
xiǎo de to know HSK 6
chuāng kǒu window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground HSK 6
shí zhuāng fashion; fashionable clothes HSK 6
diào to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person HSK 6
suī although; even though HSK 6
cóng méi never (in the past); never did HSK 6
dialectal equivalent of 怎么 HSK 6
xuè guǎn vein; artery HSK 6
lǎo shǔ rat; mouse HSK 6
xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion); firm belief; conviction HSK 6
guā to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort HSK 6
zhàng bank account; online account HSK 6
suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6
diàn electrical power; electricity HSK 6
shāng kǒu wound; cut HSK 6
huàn xiǎng delusion; fantasy HSK 6
zhuàn qián to earn money; moneymaking HSK 6
dìng wèi to orientate; to position; to categorize (as); to characterize (as); positioning; position; niche HSK 6
xīn líng bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit HSK 6
to bet; to gamble HSK 6
gòng xiàn to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution HSK 6
lonely; solitary HSK 6
quán xīn all new; completely new HSK 6
xún to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal) HSK 6
dǎo dance (performance art); dancing HSK 6
hāi oh alas; hey!; hi! (loanword); a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword) HSK 6
xīn zàng heart HSK 6
Shàng God HSK 6
to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) HSK 6
zài shuō to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides HSK 6
to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy HSK 6
pāo puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces HSK 6
zhuàn to earn; to make a profit HSK 6