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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duck; Anas species (various) ∼HSK 4
fán xīn shì troubles; worries; sth on one's mind ∼HSK 4
shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods ∼HSK 4
shā kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats ∼HSK 4
Wēn lukewarm ∼HSK 4
luò dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous ∼HSK 4
怀 Huái bosom, breast; carry in bosom ∼HSK 4
lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) ∼HSK 4
Cháng Jiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang HSK 4
kāi shuǐ boiled water; boiling water HSK 4
néng gàn capable; competent HSK 4
zhuǎn gào to pass on; to communicate; to transmit HSK 4
piào invoice; receipt or bill for purchase HSK 4
hǎi xiān seafood HSK 4
pán zi tray; plate; dish HSK 4
hán lěng cold (climate); frigid; very cold HSK 4
lǎo jiā native place; place of origin; home state or region HSK 4
shēng graduate HSK 4
ān zhì to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement HSK 4
lèi tears HSK 4
méi cuò that's right; sure!; rest assured!; that's good; can't go wrong HSK 4
qi strength HSK 4
xiàn unlimited; unbounded HSK 4
ā maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) HSK 4
qīng chūn youth; youthfulness HSK 4
zài hu not to care HSK 4
chén to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy HSK 4
mín to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant HSK 4
to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) HSK 4
hòu thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress HSK 4
háng bān (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing HSK 4
怀 huái niàn to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce HSK 4
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss HSK 4
xiàn county HSK 4
shū shu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] HSK 4
husband and wife; married couple HSK 4
qīng xǐng clear-headed; sober; awake HSK 4
hēi àn dark; darkly; darkness HSK 4
háng kōng aviation HSK 4
gòu shopping HSK 4
shuì zháo to fall asleep HSK 4
dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) HSK 4
gōng chéng engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking HSK 4
hūn wedding ceremony; wedding HSK 4
xùn rapid; speedy; fast HSK 4
mín resident; inhabitant HSK 4
zhǔ chairperson; premier; chairman HSK 4
jiǎng prize; award; encouragement HSK 4
shì lady; madam; Miss; Ms HSK 4
liáng to measure HSK 4