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%

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措施 措施 cuò shī measure; step HSK 4
材料 材料 cái liào (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job HSK 4
销售 銷售 xiāo shòu to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) HSK 4
尽快 儘快 jǐn kuài as quickly as possible; as soon as possible HSK 4
美女 美女 měi nǚ beautiful woman HSK 4
阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage; section; phase; period HSK 4
表情 表情 biǎo qíng (facial) expression; to express one's feelings HSK 4
戴 戴 dài to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support HSK 4
合同 合同 hé tong (business) contract HSK 4
距离 距離 jù lí distance; to be apart from HSK 4
期间 期間 qī jiān period of time; time; time period; period HSK 4
角色 角色 jué sè role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] HSK 4
提醒 提醒 tí xǐng to remind; to call attention to; to warn of HSK 4
顶 頂 dǐng apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc HSK 4
失败 失敗 shī bài to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat HSK 4
挑战 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn to challenge; challenge HSK 4
寻找 尋找 xún zhǎo to seek; to look for HSK 4
落 落 là to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind HSK 4
妻子 妻子 qī zǐ wife and children HSK 4
无论 無論 wú lùn no matter what or how; regardless of whether... HSK 4
遇到 遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across HSK 4
兄弟 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal HSK 4
加入 加入 jiā rù to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in HSK 4
梦 夢 mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
表示 表示 biǎo shì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
项 項 xiàng back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc HSK 4
法律 法律 fǎ lǜ law HSK 4
包括 包括 bāo kuò to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of HSK 4
未来 未來 wèi lái future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending HSK 4
根据 根據 gēn jù according to; based on; basis; foundation HSK 4
首 首 shǒu head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc HSK 4
提供 提供 tí gōng to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish HSK 4
政府 政府 zhèng fǔ government HSK 4
处 處 chù place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point HSK 4
甚至 甚至 shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
痛苦 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
往死里 往死裡 wǎng sǐ lǐ (coll.) (to beat etc) to death Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
整 整 zhěng exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb Colloquialism HSK 3
美洲 美洲 Měi zhōu America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
江泽民 江澤民 Jiāng Zé mín Jiang Zemin (1926-2022), politician, president of PRC 1993-2003 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中美 中美 Zhōng Měi China-USA Proper Noun ∼HSK 3