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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Vocabulary

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gōng to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! HSK 7
āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle HSK 7
yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
àn jiàn case; instance HSK 7
zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
tóng zhì comrade; (slang) homosexual HSK 7
qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
and; to reach; up to; in time for HSK 7
é to chant HSK 7
abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
wāi zhèng zháo to succeed by a lucky stroke Idiom ∼HSK 6
gāo shēn profound mystery Idiom ∼HSK 6
rén mìng guān tiān human life is beyond value (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
léi dòng not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable; to adhere rigidly to regulations; will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan) Idiom ∼HSK 6
jiǎo mán chán (idiom) to pester endlessly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
xiōng lethal weapon; murder weapon ∼HSK 6
jīng shén bìng yuàn mental hospital; psychiatric hospital ∼HSK 6
bǎi fēn zhī percent ∼HSK 6
xiān jìn (official accolade) pace-setting team; exemplary group ∼HSK 6
fǎng zhī chǎng textile factory; cotton mill ∼HSK 6
shang to close; to shut up ∼HSK 6
zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
chà the splits (move in dancing); to do the splits; Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1] ∼HSK 6
shǒu to help out ∼HSK 6
lǎo solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels) ∼HSK 6
láo kào firm and solid; robust; reliable ∼HSK 6
lián to broadcast over a network; (radio or TV) hookup; simulcast ∼HSK 6
shēn to die ∼HSK 6
xiā guàng to wander aimlessly ∼HSK 6
wēn shùn docile; meek ∼HSK 6
bái zhòu daytime ∼HSK 6
tiě guǐ rail; railroad track ∼HSK 6
nán lái běi wǎng 南: south; southern part; southward · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 北: north; northern; northward · 往: go, depart; past, formerly ∼HSK 6
míng to hoot; to whistle ∼HSK 6
to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease ∼HSK 6
diàn barbershop; hairdresser's ∼HSK 6
xíng jǐng criminal police ∼HSK 6
liú máng zuì the crime of hooliganism ∼HSK 6
wěi zhèng perjury ∼HSK 6
zuò àn to commit a crime ∼HSK 6
nuò promise; pledge ∼HSK 6
piān gāo to be on the high side; to be unusually high ∼HSK 6
pēn jiàn to splash; to splatter ∼HSK 6
pàn tou hopes; good prospects ∼HSK 6