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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是否 是否 shì fǒu whether (or not); if; is or isn't HSK 4
政府 政府 zhèng fǔ government HSK 4
对于 對於 duì yú regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to HSK 4
之前 之前 zhī qián before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand HSK 4
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of HSK 4
甚至 甚至 shèn zhì even; so much so that HSK 4
呀 呀 ya (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) HSK 4
作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be HSK 4
此 此 cǐ this; these HSK 4
选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative HSK 4
无 無 wú not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less HSK 4
了解 了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize; to find out HSK 4
之后 之後 zhī hòu after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then HSK 4
却 卻 què but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though HSK 4
而 而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) HSK 4
没用 沒用 méi yòng useless Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人 死人 sǐ rén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
赶明儿 趕明兒 gǎn míng r (coll.) some day; one of these days Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是 要是 yào shi (coll.) if Colloquialism HSK 3
血 血 xuè blood; colloquial pr. [xiě] Colloquialism HSK 3
蒋介石 蔣介石 Jiǎng Jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
圣经 聖經 Shèng jīng the Confucian classics; (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
民国 民國 Mín guó Republic of China (1912-1949); used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年|民国六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
拿破仑 拿破侖 Ná pò lún variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
华盛顿 華盛頓 Huá shèng dùn Washington (name); George Washington (1732-1799), first US president; Washington, US State; Washington, D.C. (US federal capital) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
袁世凯 袁世凱 Yuán Shì kǎi Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
中秋 中秋 Zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
明朝 明朝 Míng cháo Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
红军 紅軍 Hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
周恩来 周恩來 Zhōu Ēn lái Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976 Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
石 石 Shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 ∼HSK 3
抗日 抗日 kàng Rì to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) ∼HSK 3
张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend ∼HSK 3
内战 內戰 nèi zhàn civil war ∼HSK 3
每个人 每個人 měi ge rén everybody; everyone ∼HSK 3
牛羊 牛羊 niú yáng cattle and sheep; livestock ∼HSK 3
上皮 上皮 shàng pí (anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
无人 無人 wú rén unmanned; uninhabited ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
在建 在建 zài jiàn under construction ∼HSK 3
有眼光 有眼光 yǒu yǎn guāng to have good taste ∼HSK 3
死去 死去 sǐ qù to die ∼HSK 3
绵羊 綿羊 mián yáng sheep ∼HSK 3
山羊 山羊 shān yáng goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse ∼HSK 3
准备好了 準備好了 zhǔn bèi hǎo le to be ready ∼HSK 3
外伤 外傷 wài shāng injury; wound; trauma ∼HSK 3
内伤 內傷 nèi shāng internal injury; disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc) ∼HSK 3
抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) ∼HSK 3
照亮 照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate; to light up; lighting ∼HSK 3