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

Vocabulary

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座上客 座上客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor ∼HSK 2
写信 寫信 xiě xìn to write a letter ∼HSK 2
款 款 kuǎn item, article; clause; fund ∼HSK 2
每次 每次 měi cì every time ∼HSK 2
斯 斯 Sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle ∼HSK 2
风闻 風聞 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay; to get wind of sth ∼HSK 2
份儿 份兒 fèn r degree; extent; allotted share ∼HSK 2
小孩 小孩 xiǎo hái child ∼HSK 2
战 戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
选中 選中 xuǎn zhòng to select; to choose; to decide on ∼HSK 2
英 英 Yīng petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English ∼HSK 2
欲 慾 yù desire, want, long for; intend ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
留给 留給 liú gěi to set aside for ∼HSK 2
喝酒 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) ∼HSK 2
不可能 不可能 bù kě néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
备 備 bèi prepare, ready, perfect ∼HSK 2
市面 市面 shì miàn the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce) ∼HSK 2
最后通牒 最後通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié ultimatum ∼HSK 2
党员 黨員 dǎng yuán party member ∼HSK 2
猫咪 貓咪 māo mī kitty ∼HSK 2
亿万 億萬 yì wàn millions and millions ∼HSK 2
万人 萬人 wàn rén ten thousand people; all the people; everyman ∼HSK 2
宾 賓 bīn guest, visitor; surname; submit ∼HSK 2
老夫 老夫 lǎo fū I (spoken by an old man) ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
今晚 今晚 jīn wǎn tonight ∼HSK 2
不休 不休 bù xiū endlessly; ceaselessly ∼HSK 2
百万 百萬 bǎi wàn million ∼HSK 2
生水 生水 shēng shuǐ unboiled water ∼HSK 2
成事 成事 chéng shì to accomplish the objective; to succeed ∼HSK 2
陈 陳 Chén exhibit, display; plead; a surname ∼HSK 2
飞机场 飛機場 fēi jī chǎng airport; (slang) flat chest ∼HSK 2
将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to ∼HSK 2
不得 不得 bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
头灯 頭燈 tóu dēng headlight (of a vehicle); headlamp; head torch ∼HSK 2
号角 號角 hào jiǎo bugle horn ∼HSK 2
夫 夫 fū man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
世 世 Shì generation; world; era ∼HSK 2
不太 不太 bù tài Not too HSK 2
一点点 一點點 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit HSK 2
干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup HSK 2
到头来 到頭來 dào tóu lái in the end; finally; as a result ∼HSK 2
个子 個子 gè zi height; stature; build; size HSK 2
回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country HSK 2
照相 照相 zhào xiàng to take a photograph HSK 2
打交道 打交道 dǎ jiāo dào to come into contact with; to have dealings ∼HSK 2
斤 斤 jīn catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g HSK 2