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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共产 共產 gòng chǎn (adj.) communist; communism; to collectivize ownership of property ∼HSK 4
万民 萬民 wàn mín all the people ∼HSK 4
非但 非但 fēi dàn not only ∼HSK 4
单单 單單 dān dān only; merely; just ∼HSK 4
什么人 什麼人 shén me rén what kind of person ∼HSK 4
强弱 強弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure ∼HSK 4
适者生存 適者生存 shì zhě shēng cún survival of the fittest ∼HSK 4
国父 國父 guó fù father or founder of a nation; Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen) ∼HSK 4
屁 屁 pì break wind; fart; buttocks ∼HSK 4
进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march; to advance ∼HSK 4
宁 寧 nìng calm, peaceful, serene; healthy ∼HSK 4
反对派 反對派 fǎn duì pài opposition faction ∼HSK 4
暴动 暴動 bào dòng insurrection; rebellion ∼HSK 4
军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police; military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) ∼HSK 4
脚底 腳底 jiǎo dǐ soles of the feet ∼HSK 4
言论自由 言論自由 yán lùn zì yóu freedom of speech ∼HSK 4
医术 醫術 yī shù medical expertise; art of healing ∼HSK 4
毕生 畢生 bì shēng all one's life; lifetime ∼HSK 4
共通 共通 gòng tōng universal; applicable to all (or both); shared; common ∼HSK 4
安然 安然 ān rán calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound ∼HSK 4
返 返 fǎn return, revert to, restore ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
战区 戰區 zhàn qū war zone; combat zone; (military) theater of operations ∼HSK 4
登场 登場 dēng chǎng to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product ∼HSK 4
济 濟 Jǐ help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross ∼HSK 4
戴上 戴上 dài shang to put on (hat etc) ∼HSK 4
尾 尾 wěi tail, extremity; end, stern ∼HSK 4
邮局 郵局 yóu jú post office HSK 4
方针 方針 fāng zhēn policy; guidelines HSK 4
爱护 愛護 ài hù to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect HSK 4
延期 延期 yán qī to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer HSK 4
大姐 大姐 dà jiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) HSK 4
分为 分為 fēn wéi to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
英勇 英勇 yīng yǒng heroic; gallant; valiant HSK 4
降落 降落 jiàng luò to descend; to land HSK 4
总共 總共 zǒng gòng altogether; in sum; in all; in total HSK 4
毕业生 畢業生 bì yè shēng graduate HSK 4
上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè last month HSK 4
纪律 紀律 jì lǜ discipline HSK 4
避 避 bì to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from HSK 4
穿上 穿上 chuān shang to put on (clothes etc) HSK 4
了不起 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific; extraordinary HSK 4
总理 總理 zǒng lǐ premier; prime minister HSK 4
赞成 贊成 zàn chéng to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist HSK 4
大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale HSK 4
抽烟 抽煙 chōu yān to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) HSK 4
招呼 招呼 zhāo hu to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not HSK 4
保守 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative; to guard; to keep HSK 4
前途 前途 qián tú prospects; future outlook; journey HSK 4