Only the River Flows

Only the River Flows 2023

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Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

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3.84 Beginner Director Wei Shujun 🍅 85%

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pèi matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine HSK 3
hǎn "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc HSK 3
mìng yùn fate; destiny HSK 3
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive HSK 3
to carve wood HSK 3
shēng chǎn to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child HSK 3
shàng to go up HSK 3
yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory HSK 3
jǐn urgent; emergency HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
duì xiàng target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend HSK 3
zhèng evidence; proof; testimony HSK 3
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
jiē jìn to approach; to get close to HSK 3
guān chá to observe; to watch; to survey HSK 3
duàn to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly HSK 3
wài unexpected; accident; mishap HSK 3
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
complicated; complex HSK 3
guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 HSK 3
wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
jǐn tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten HSK 3
pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
hài to be afraid; to be scared HSK 3
huài destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
lǐng dǎo lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader HSK 3
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary) HSK 3
zhǔn to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of HSK 3
àn zhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of HSK 3
wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance HSK 3
zuǒ yòu left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence HSK 3
kōng empty; air; sky; in vain HSK 3
zhí value; (to be) worth; to happen to; to be on duty HSK 3
to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) HSK 3
cuò mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake HSK 3
hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards HSK 3
gǎn shòu to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience HSK 3
Dāo surname Dao HSK 3
shàng miàn on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] HSK 3
xiàn shí reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested HSK 3
luàn in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary HSK 3
wēi xiǎn danger; dangerous HSK 3
yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required HSK 3
lǎo bǎn boss; business proprietor HSK 3
zhào according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before HSK 3
kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation HSK 3