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

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胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
声誉 聲譽 shēng yù reputation; fame HSK 7
偏见 偏見 piān jiàn prejudice; bias HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn suffering HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
怀抱 懷抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc) HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
计较 計較 jì jiào to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem HSK 7
人为 人為 rén wéi artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort HSK 7
一心 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly; heart and soul HSK 7
物资 物資 wù zī goods; supplies HSK 7
黑白 黑白 hēi bái black and white; right and wrong; monochrome HSK 7
保重 保重 bǎo zhòng to take care of oneself HSK 7
抵制 抵制 dǐ zhì to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal HSK 7
资本主义 資本主義 zī běn zhǔ yì capitalism HSK 7
轰炸 轟炸 hōng zhà to bomb; to bombard HSK 7
贫穷 貧窮 pín qióng poor; impoverished HSK 7
不适 不適 bù shì unwell; indisposed; out of sorts HSK 7
隐形 隱形 yǐn xíng invisible HSK 7
事宜 事宜 shì yí matters; arrangements HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
良 良 liáng good; very; very much HSK 7
软弱 軟弱 ruǎn ruò weak; feeble; flabby HSK 7
余 餘 yú extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me HSK 7
打仗 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war HSK 7
塌 塌 tā to collapse; to droop; to settle down HSK 7
打倒 打倒 dǎ dǎo to overthrow; to knock down; Down with ... ! HSK 7
要命 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance HSK 7
统统 統統 tǒng tǒng totally HSK 7
肌肤 肌膚 jī fū skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship HSK 7
厌倦 厭倦 yàn juàn to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with HSK 7
仇 仇 chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) HSK 7
失落 失落 shī luò to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss HSK 7
会面 會面 huì miàn to meet with; meeting HSK 7
芝士 芝士 zhī shì cheese (loanword) HSK 7
垮 垮 kuǎ to collapse (lit. or fig.) HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
指向 指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated HSK 7
奴隶 奴隸 nú lì slave HSK 7
淋 淋 lín to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench HSK 7
宣言 宣言 xuān yán declaration; manifesto HSK 7
赴 赴 fù to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc) HSK 7
出身 出身 chū shēn to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin HSK 7
直至 直至 zhí zhì lasting until; up till (the present) HSK 7
介意 介意 jiè yì to care about; to take offense; to mind HSK 7
才华 才華 cái huá talent HSK 7
委员 委員 wěi yuán committee member HSK 7