Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005

qiān zǒu shàn

Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.

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3.48 Beginner Director Zhang Yimou 🍅 80%

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shǒu procedure; formalities HSK 3
fǎn repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return HSK 3
ān unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried HSK 3
nán degree of difficulty HSK 3
dài lǐng to guide; to lead HSK 3
diàn shì tái television station HSK 3
yuè duì band; pop group HSK 3
xià summer HSK 3
mín nationality; ethnic group HSK 3
ān zhuāng to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation HSK 3
guān kàn to watch; to view HSK 3
zhǎng head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister HSK 3
shì to pass away; to die HSK 3
shēn itself; oneself; one's own HSK 3
gǎi zào to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold HSK 3
shí tou stone HSK 3
zhì jīn so far; to this day; until now HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
kàn lai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be HSK 3
xiāng to compare HSK 3
dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
shuāng fāng bilateral; both sides; both parties involved HSK 3
zhǔn to approve; to ratify HSK 3
zào to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops HSK 3
lawful; legitimate; legal HSK 3
shāng xīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt HSK 3
cūn village HSK 3
niàn to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) HSK 3
bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back HSK 3
zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized HSK 3
cóng since (a time); ever since HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
qián to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance HSK 3
zhǔ rèn director; head HSK 3
gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
lǐng neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc HSK 3
gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
zhì zuò to make; to manufacture HSK 3
qián miàn ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] HSK 3
xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) HSK 3
biǎo to issue; to publish HSK 3
jiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct HSK 3
complicated; complex HSK 3
concrete; definite; specific HSK 3
wén huà culture; civilization; cultural HSK 3
dùn to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal HSK 3
yǎn to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act HSK 3
tuán round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) HSK 3
yǎn chū to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show HSK 3