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.

HSK 1

4.53 Intermediate Director Wong Kar-Wai 🍅 79%

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai Ip Man

Zhang Ziyi Gong Er

Chang Chen Razor

Zhao Benshan Ding Lianshan

Xiao Shenyang San Jiang Shui

Song Hye-kyo Zhang Yongcheng

Wang Qingxiang Master Gong Yutian

Max Zhang Ma San

Shang Tielong Jiang Song Tao Gong Er Di Zi

Vocabulary

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一世一世 yī shì	generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; times; the whole world; the First (of numbered European kings)	∼HSK 3
杨楊 Yáng	willow, poplar, aspen; surname	∼HSK 3
抗战抗戰 kàng zhàn	war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)	∼HSK 3
赶来趕來 gǎn lái	to rush over	∼HSK 3
诸諸 Zhū	various, all, these; surname	∼HSK 3
输给輸給 shū gěi	to lose to (sb); to be outdone by	∼HSK 3
赞贊 zàn	help, support, assist, aid	∼HSK 3
三代三代 sān dài	three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)	∼HSK 3
内战內戰 nèi zhàn	civil war	∼HSK 3
伤人傷人 shāng rén	to injure sb	∼HSK 3
沙沙 Shā	sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated	∼HSK 3
梯梯 tī	ladder, steps, stairs; lean	∼HSK 3
千金千金 qiān jīn	thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold; money and riches; (honorific) invaluable (support); (honorific) daughter	∼HSK 3
一般人一般人 yī bān rén	average person	∼HSK 3
民民 Mín	people, subjects, citizens	∼HSK 3
乱子亂子 luàn zi	disturbance; trouble	∼HSK 3
非要非要 fēi yào	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)	∼HSK 3
旗下旗下 qí xià	under the banner of	∼HSK 3
使然使然 shǐ rán	(literary) to make it so; to dictate	∼HSK 3
退下退下 tuì xià	to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down	∼HSK 3
管他管他 guǎn tā	no matter if; regardless of; don’t worry about (it, him etc); doesn’t matter	∼HSK 3
指路指路 zhǐ lù	to give directions	∼HSK 3
另一另一 lìng yī	another; the other	∼HSK 3
擂台擂臺 lèi tái	elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held; arena; ring	∼HSK 3
转给轉給 zhuǎn gěi	to pass on to	∼HSK 3
不图不圖 bù tú	not to seek (sth); to have no expectation of (sth); (literary) unexpectedly	∼HSK 3
一方一方 yī fāng	a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region	∼HSK 3
劲勁 jìn	strong, unyielding, tough, power	∼HSK 3
千古千古 qiān gǔ	for all eternity; throughout all ages; eternity (used in an elegiac couplet, wreath etc dedicated to the dead)	∼HSK 3
不合不合 bù hé	to not conform to; to be unsuited to; to be out of keeping with; should not; ought out	∼HSK 3
全家福全家福 quán jiā fú	photograph of the entire family; hodgepodge (cookery)	∼HSK 3
火气火氣 huǒ qì	anger; internal heat (TCM)	∼HSK 3
接管接管 jiē guǎn	to take over; to assume control	∼HSK 3
手把手把 shǒu bà	handle	∼HSK 3
亲事親事 qīn shì	marriage	∼HSK 3
绝不絕不 jué bù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	∼HSK 3
受任受任 shòu rèn	to appoint; to be appointed	∼HSK 3
源源 yuán	spring; source, head; surname	∼HSK 3
木木 Mù	tree; wood, lumber; wooden	∼HSK 3
裤衩褲衩 kù chǎ	underpants	∼HSK 3
倒退倒退 dào tuì	to fall back; to go in reverse	∼HSK 3
不外乎不外乎 bù wài hū	nothing else but	∼HSK 3
双眼雙眼 shuāng yǎn	the two eyes	∼HSK 3
爷们爺們 yé men	menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc	∼HSK 3
先走一步先走一步 xiān zǒu yī bù	to leave first (courteous expression used to excuse oneself); (euphemism) to predecease; to die first (e.g. before one's spouse)	∼HSK 3
皮毛皮毛 pí máo	fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge	∼HSK 3
性子性子 xìng zi	temper	∼HSK 3
在台在臺 zài Tái	in Taiwan (used attributively)	∼HSK 3
到时候到時候 dào shí hòu	when the moment comes; at that time	∼HSK 3
猪下水豬下水 zhū xià shuǐ	pig offal	∼HSK 3