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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pèi to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate HSK 3
fan trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble HSK 3
shù art HSK 3
xià miàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] HSK 3
lǐng dǎo lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader HSK 3
shì room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy HSK 3
fàn wéi range; scope; limit; extent HSK 3
Cháo abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea HSK 3
zhí dào until 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
duī to sculpt; to carve; musical instrument (old) HSK 3
biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation HSK 3
guān zhòng spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) HSK 3
cóng lái always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence) HSK 3
jiù to save; to assist; to rescue HSK 3
guǎn to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration HSK 3
gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more HSK 3
huán jìng environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient 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
zhuān specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; professional HSK 3
xiāng dāng equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite HSK 3
zhuān jiā expert; specialist HSK 3
běn basic; fundamental; main; elementary HSK 3
jǐn barely; only; merely HSK 3
jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce HSK 3
each; every HSK 3
shēn deep (lit. and fig.) HSK 3
tóng to agree; to consent; to approve HSK 3
qīn mother; also pr. [mǔ qin] HSK 3
yóu due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because HSK 3
jié hūn to marry; to get married HSK 3
bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge HSK 3
rán nature; natural; naturally HSK 3
xìng happiness; happy; blessed HSK 3
mǒu some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such HSK 3
zào chéng to bring about; to create; to cause HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
jiě to comprehend; to understand HSK 3
shǒu xiān first (of all); in the first place HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
yāo to weigh in a balance or on a scale HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
pài clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3