The Soong Sisters

The Soong Sisters 1997

宋家皇朝 sòng jiā huángcháo

Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.

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4.35 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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警戒 警戒 jǐng jiè to warn; to alert; to be on the alert; to stand guard; sentinel ∼HSK 5
大势 大勢 dà shì overall trend ∼HSK 5
拜 拜 bài bow, worship ∼HSK 5
皇冠 皇冠 huáng guān crown (headgear) ∼HSK 5
函 函 hán correspondence; a case; a box ∼HSK 5
疹 疹 zhěn measles; rash; fever ∼HSK 5
时势 時勢 shí shì current situation; circumstances; current trend ∼HSK 5
神像 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha; (old) portrait of the deceased ∼HSK 5
有违 有違 yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
恕 恕 shù forgive ∼HSK 5
结怨 結怨 jié yuàn to arouse dislike; to incur hatred ∼HSK 5
不撞南墙不回头 不撞南牆不回頭 bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom) ∼HSK 5
办公厅 辦公廳 bàn gōng tīng general office ∼HSK 5
杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill ∼HSK 5
政见 政見 zhèng jiàn political views ∼HSK 5
汗毛 汗毛 hàn máo hair; soft hair; down ∼HSK 5
陌路人 陌路人 mò lù rén stranger ∼HSK 5
疾 疾 jí illness, disease, sickness; to hate ∼HSK 5
停战 停戰 tíng zhàn to cease fire; to stop fighting; armistice; truce ∼HSK 5
枪口 槍口 qiāng kǒu muzzle of a gun ∼HSK 5
谏 諫 Jiàn remonstrate, admonish ∼HSK 5
大军 大軍 dà jūn army; main forces ∼HSK 5
剿 剿 chāo destroy, exterminate, annihilate ∼HSK 5
烈 烈 liè fiery, violent, vehement, ardent ∼HSK 5
酬 詶 chóu toast; reward, recompense ∼HSK 5
埸 埸 yì a border; a limit; a dike; a frontier; a boundary ∼HSK 5
政治舞台 政治舞臺 zhèng zhì wǔ tái political arena ∼HSK 5
谨 謹 jǐn prudent, cautious; attentive ∼HSK 5
撤出 撤出 chè chū to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out ∼HSK 5
谈经 談經 tán jīng to explain a sutra; to expound the classics ∼HSK 5
落幕 落幕 luò mù the curtain drops; the end of the show ∼HSK 5
月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
着凉 著涼 zháo liáng to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] HSK 5
南极 南極 nán jí south pole HSK 5
南北 南北 nán běi north and south; north to south HSK 5
直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line; sharply (rise or fall) HSK 5
风光 風光 fēng guāng scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect) HSK 5
看成 看成 kàn chéng to regard as HSK 5
预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory HSK 5
调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into play HSK 5
此后 此後 cǐ hòu after this; afterwards; hereafter HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
珍珠 珍珠 zhēn zhū pearl HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
国民 國民 guó mín nationals; citizens; people of a nation HSK 5
铃 鈴 líng (small) bell HSK 5
将要 將要 jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to HSK 5
乡 鄉 xiāng country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) HSK 5
助手 助手 zhù shǒu assistant; helper HSK 5