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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bái froth; foam (coming from the mouth) ∼HSK 6
tuō wēi xiǎn out of danger; to avoid danger ∼HSK 6
yīn biàn genetic mutation ∼HSK 6
qīn lüè zhàn zhēng war of aggression ∼HSK 6
tiān fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience ∼HSK 6
láo lóng cage; trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals); fig. bonds (of wrong ideas); shackles (of past misconceptions); to trap; to shackle ∼HSK 6
xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do ∼HSK 6
piāo (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence ∼HSK 6
dūn shǒu to hang around keeping a watch out for sth ∼HSK 6
zhēn to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout ∼HSK 6
sōu to hunt and arrest (fugitives); to track down and arrest; a manhunt ∼HSK 6
tóng rén (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession) ∼HSK 6
xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
liǎng two sides; both sides HSK 6
làng wave HSK 6
at the same time; simultaneously HSK 6
pái to play mahjong or cards HSK 6
hēi night HSK 6
chū to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income; discrepancy; inconsistent HSK 6
shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption HSK 6
shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
dòng to interact; interactive HSK 6
yǒu shì to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter HSK 6
píng to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) HSK 6
specially; intentionally HSK 6
qián fāng ahead; the front HSK 6
gān shè to interfere; to meddle; interference HSK 6
quē xiàn defect; flaw HSK 6
bàn gōng to handle official business; to work (esp. in an office) HSK 6
tūn to swallow; to take HSK 6
xiōng shǒu murderer; assassin HSK 6
yuán land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc HSK 6
chū shì to have an accident; to meet with a mishap HSK 6
mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly HSK 6
zhàng malfunction; breakdown; defect; shortcoming; fault; failure; impediment; error; bug (in software) HSK 6
jiāo diǎn focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) HSK 6
cóng never HSK 6
jiàn dìng to appraise; to identify; to evaluate HSK 6
tóng identical; the same HSK 6
guò to pass by or through HSK 6
jiǎn to pick up; to collect; to gather HSK 6
线 xiàn (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route HSK 6
qiān to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in HSK 6
shāng kǒu wound; cut HSK 6
jiē street; main street HSK 6
cǎn miserable; wretched; cruel; inhuman; disastrous; tragic; dim; gloomy HSK 6
pàn to judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; clearly distinguishable HSK 6
chēng to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support HSK 6
chuàng creative; creativity HSK 6
tàng classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip HSK 6