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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Vocabulary

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纪念 紀念 jì niàn to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir HSK 3
飞行 飛行 fēi xíng (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation HSK 3
谈判 談判 tán pàn to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference HSK 3
吵 吵 chǎo to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise HSK 3
离婚 離婚 lí hūn to divorce HSK 3
退出 退出 tuì chū to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) HSK 3
双方 雙方 shuāng fāng bilateral; both sides; both parties involved HSK 3
将来 將來 jiāng lái in the future; future; the future HSK 3
话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation); topic HSK 3
全面 全面 quán miàn all-around; comprehensive; total; overall HSK 3
眼前 眼前 yǎn qián before one's eyes; now; at present HSK 3
成立 成立 chéng lì to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water HSK 3
服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress; clothing; costume; clothes HSK 3
实力 實力 shí lì strength HSK 3
生存 生存 shēng cún to exist; to survive HSK 3
当中 當中 dāng zhōng among; in the middle; in the center HSK 3
结合 結合 jié hé to combine; to link; to integrate; binding HSK 3
公共 公共 gōng gòng public; common; communal HSK 3
亲自 親自 qīn zì personally; in person; oneself HSK 3
及时 及時 jí shí timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay HSK 3
汤 湯 shāng rushing current HSK 3
提前 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance HSK 3
铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) HSK 3
联合 聯合 lián hé to combine; to join; unite; alliance HSK 3
上去 上去 shàng qù to go up HSK 3
赶 趕 gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) HSK 3
生意 生意 shēng yì life force; vitality HSK 3
烟 煙 yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke HSK 3
印象 印象 yìn xiàng impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory HSK 3
互相 互相 hù xiāng each other; mutually; mutual HSK 3
紧急 緊急 jǐn jí urgent; emergency HSK 3
阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny) HSK 3
舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái (lit. and fig.) stage; arena HSK 3
费 費 fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3
赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly; without delay HSK 3
发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) HSK 3
反正 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side HSK 3
经营 經營 jīng yíng to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate HSK 3
公开 公開 gōng kāi open; overt; public; to make public; to release HSK 3
幸运 幸運 xìng yùn fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck HSK 3
强大 強大 qiáng dà large; formidable; powerful; strong HSK 3
简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí simply; really HSK 3
旧 舊 jiù old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) HSK 3
足够 足夠 zú gòu enough; sufficient HSK 3
建 建 jiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct HSK 3
压 壓 yā to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure HSK 3
慢慢 慢慢 màn màn slowly HSK 3
复杂 複雜 fù zá complicated; complex HSK 3
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled HSK 3
演员 演員 yǎn yuán actor or actress; performer HSK 3