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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愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable Idiom HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
窑 窯 yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
经贸 經貿 jīng mào trade HSK 7
农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendar HSK 7
月初 月初 yuè chū start of month; early in the month HSK 7
老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn old man; I (an old man referring to himself) HSK 7
外贸 外貿 wài mào foreign trade HSK 7
境外 境外 jìng wài outside (a country's) borders HSK 7
全长 全長 quán cháng overall length; span HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
利索 利索 lì suo nimble HSK 7
芬芳 芬芳 fēn fāng perfume; fragrant HSK 7
枢纽 樞紐 shū niǔ hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum HSK 7
折射 折射 zhé shè to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) HSK 7
过境 過境 guò jìng to pass through a country's territory; transit HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
水利 水利 shuǐ lì water conservancy; irrigation works HSK 7
凉爽 涼爽 liáng shuǎng cool and refreshing HSK 7
据悉 據悉 jù xī according to reports; it is reported (that) HSK 7
累计 累計 lěi jì to calculate the running total; cumulative; total; in total HSK 7
口罩 口罩 kǒu zhào mask (surgical etc) HSK 7
效益 效益 xiào yì benefit; effectiveness; efficiency HSK 7
相通 相通 xiāng tōng interlinked; connected; communicating; in communication; accommodating HSK 7
承包 承包 chéng bāo to contract; to undertake (a job) HSK 7
响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear; resounding HSK 7
路灯 路燈 lù dēng street lamp; street light HSK 7
炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) HSK 7
搬迁 搬遷 bān qiān to move; to relocate; removal HSK 7
收留 收留 shōu liú to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care HSK 7
仁慈 仁慈 rén cí benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful HSK 7
伴奏 伴奏 bàn zòu to accompany (musically) HSK 7
下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off HSK 7
过早 過早 guò zǎo premature; untimely; (dialect) to have breakfast; breakfast HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
流量 流量 liú liàng flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data HSK 7
恩怨 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
美景 美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery HSK 7
申报 申報 shēn bào to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs) HSK 7
真情 真情 zhēn qíng real situation; the truth HSK 7
意料 意料 yì liào to anticipate; to expect; expectations HSK 7
追随 追隨 zhuī suí to follow; to accompany HSK 7
初次 初次 chū cì for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc) HSK 7
倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí to count down; countdown HSK 7
潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease; free and easy HSK 7
景观 景觀 jǐng guān landscape HSK 7
零售 零售 líng shòu to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities HSK 7
启示 啟示 qǐ shì to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination; moral (of a story etc); lesson HSK 7