The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster 2013

dài 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%

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wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) HSK 2
piān disk; sheet HSK 2
shēng to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student HSK 2
kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
used in 俟 HSK 2
jiǎng to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture HSK 2
diào to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) HSK 2
bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular HSK 2
qián before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2
dāng shí then; at that time; while HSK 2
jiā to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) HSK 2
qiú to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech HSK 2
néng gòu to be capable of; to be able to; can HSK 2
dào road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division) HSK 2
zhōng among; in; included among these HSK 2
jiē shòu to accept; to receive HSK 2
yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) HSK 2
jiē to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb HSK 2
xìn letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random HSK 2
hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future HSK 2
shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed HSK 2
quán all; whole; entire; every; complete HSK 2
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) HSK 2
wán to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire HSK 2
cuò correct; right; not bad; pretty good HSK 2
guò (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by HSK 2
tóu head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock HSK 2
huò maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or HSK 2
wèi shén me why?; for what reason? HSK 2
jiàn item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc HSK 2
chǎng large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams HSK 2
tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) HSK 2
shì qing affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2
other; (sth or sb) else; the rest HSK 2
cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly HSK 2
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily HSK 2
suǒ yǒu all; to have; to possess; to own HSK 2
chéng to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth HSK 2
first; number one; primary HSK 2
yào don't!; must not HSK 2
guò only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) HSK 2
shēng huó to live; life; livelihood HSK 2
zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through HSK 2
dìng surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must HSK 2
jiā everyone; influential family; great expert HSK 2
xiàn to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery HSK 2
wèi position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential HSK 2
dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise HSK 2
yīng gāi ought to; should; must HSK 2
zhè me so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this HSK 2