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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即使 即使 jí shǐ even if; even though HSK 5
再次 再次 zài cì one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
神话 神話 shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
拜拜 拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
尾巴 尾巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
共产党员 共產黨員 Gòng chǎn dǎng yuán Communist Party member Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙中山 孫中山 Sūn Zhōng shān Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党; same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙文 孫文 Sūn Wén the original name of, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
林肯 林肯 Lín kěn Lincoln (name); Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), US president 1861-1865; Lincoln, US car make Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
张学良 張學良 Zhāng Xué liáng Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宋庆龄 宋慶齡 Sòng Qìng líng Song Qingling (1893-1981), second wife of Sun Yat-sen, influential political figure in China after Sun's death in 1925 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北伐 北伐 Běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
日军 日軍 Rì jūn Japanese army; Japanese troops Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西洋 西洋 Xī yáng the West (Europe and North America); countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
慈禧 慈禧 Cí Xǐ Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杨虎城 楊虎城 Yáng Hǔ chéng Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宋美龄 宋美齡 Sòng Měi líng Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中华民国 中華民國 Zhōng huá Mín guó Republic of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孔夫子 孔夫子 Kǒng fū zǐ Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
耶鲁 耶魯 Yē lǔ Yale Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太守 太守 tài shǒu governor of a province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东洋 東洋 Dōng yáng Japan (old); East Asian countries Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中国制造 中國製造 Zhōng guó zhì zào made in China Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黄埔军校 黃埔軍校 Huáng pǔ Jūn xiào Whampoa Military Academy Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
基督 基督 Jī dū Christ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
耶稣基督 耶穌基督 Yē sū Jī dū Jesus Christ Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宁波 寧波 Níng bō Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏俄 蘇俄 Sū é Soviet Russia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
自由神像 自由神像 Zì yóu Shén xiàng Statue of Liberty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东欧 東歐 Dōng Ōu Eastern Europe Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兵家 兵家 Bīng jiā the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4