The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster 2013

一代宗师 yīdài zōngshī

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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4.53 Intermediate Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 79%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Tony Leung Chiu-wai Ip Man Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Gong Er Chang Chen Chang Chen Razor Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan Ding Lianshan Xiao Shenyang Xiao Shenyang San Jiang Shui Song Hye-kyo Song Hye-kyo Zhang Yongcheng Wang Qingxiang Wang Qingxiang Master Gong Yutian Max Zhang Max Zhang Ma San Shang Tielong Shang Tielong Jiang Song Tao Gong Er Di Zi

Vocabulary

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而是 而是 ér shì rather HSK 4
位置 位置 wèi zhi position; place; seat HSK 4
非 非 Fēi abbr. for 洲, Africa HSK 4
单 單 dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number HSK 4
梦 夢 mèng dream; (bound form) to dream HSK 4
不管 不管 bù guǎn not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter HSK 4
底 底 de (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) HSK 4
局 侷 jú narrow HSK 4
法 㳒 Fǎ France; French; abbr. for 法国; Taiwan pr. [Fà] HSK 4
定 定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order HSK 4
是否 是否 shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
处 處 chǔ to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
防不胜防 防不勝防 fáng bù shèng fáng (idiom) virtually impossible to prevent Idiom ∼HSK 3
不知进退 不知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety Idiom ∼HSK 3
有板有眼 有板有眼 yǒu bǎn yǒu yǎn orderly; methodical; rhythmical Idiom ∼HSK 3
吃香 吃香 chī xiāng popular; in demand; well regarded Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
熟人 熟人 shú rén acquaintance; friend Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲 親 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear Xiehouyu HSK 3
往死里 往死裡 wǎng sǐ lǐ (coll.) (to beat etc) to death Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
念想 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of; aspiration; desire; sth one keeps thinking about; (coll.) keepsake; memento; (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
输 輸 shū to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password) Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
民国 民國 Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
关内 關內 Guān nèi the region inside the major mountain passes of ancient China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
张荫桓 張蔭桓 Zhāng Yìn huán Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
朝天 朝天 Cháo tiān Chaotian district of Guangyuan city, Sichuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
叶 葉 xié to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf ∼HSK 3
老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male ∼HSK 3
咏春 詠春 yǒng chūn Wing Chun; same as; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) ∼HSK 3
爷 爺 yé father, grandfather ∼HSK 3
门派 門派 mén pài sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine) ∼HSK 3
抗日 抗日 kàng Rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
事儿 事兒 shì r matter, affair ∼HSK 3
叔 叔 shū uncle; father's younger brother; husband's younger brother; Taiwan pr. [shu2] ∼HSK 3
三板 三板 sān bǎn sampan ∼HSK 3
馆 館 guǎn variant of ∼HSK 3
救国 救國 jiù guó to save the nation ∼HSK 3
输赢 輸贏 shū yíng win or loss; outcome ∼HSK 3
容 容 Róng looks, appearance; figure, form ∼HSK 3
容下 容下 róng xià to hold; to admit; to accommodate; to tolerate ∼HSK 3