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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盛 盛 chéng to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil HSK 7
榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng example; model HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
伴侣 伴侶 bàn lǚ companion; mate; partner HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
听话 聽話 tīng huà to do what one is told; obedient HSK 7
兜 兜 dōu pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old) HSK 7
侮辱 侮辱 wǔ rǔ to insult; to humiliate; dishonor HSK 7
散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute; to emit; to issue HSK 7
轰 轟 hōng explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel HSK 7
光芒 光芒 guāng máng rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance HSK 7
出卖 出賣 chū mài to offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray HSK 7
友情 友情 yǒu qíng friendly feelings; friendship HSK 7
是非 是非 shì fēi right and wrong; quarrel HSK 7
废话 廢話 fèi huà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) HSK 7
糊涂 糊塗 hú tu muddled; silly; confused HSK 7
赐 賜 cì to confer; to bestow; to grant; Taiwan pr. [sì] HSK 7
搅 攪 jiǎo to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir HSK 7
制止 制止 zhì zhǐ to curb; to put a stop to; to stop; to check; to limit HSK 7
勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough HSK 7
恶化 惡化 è huà to worsen HSK 7
安心 安心 ān xīn at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth HSK 7
永不 永不 yǒng bù never; will never HSK 7
发誓 發誓 fā shì to vow; to pledge; to swear HSK 7
工会 工會 gōng huì labor union; trade union HSK 7
笨蛋 笨蛋 bèn dàn fool; idiot HSK 7
降临 降臨 jiàng lín to descend; to arrive; to come HSK 7
温馨 溫馨 wēn xīn comfort; soft and fragrant; warm HSK 7
疯子 瘋子 fēng zi madman; lunatic HSK 7
封锁 封鎖 fēng suǒ to blockade; to seal off; to lock down HSK 7
心思 心思 xīn si mind; thoughts; inclination; mood HSK 7
尊严 尊嚴 zūn yán dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty HSK 7
凡 凡 fán ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale HSK 7
孔 孔 kǒng hole; classifier for cave dwellings HSK 7
幢 幢 zhuàng classifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old) HSK 7
押 押 yā to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign HSK 7
废 廢 fèi to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste HSK 7
缠 纏 chán to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy HSK 7
人选 人選 rén xuǎn choice of person; candidate HSK 7
人性 人性 rén xìng human nature; humanity; human; the totality of human attributes HSK 7
正面 正面 zhèng miàn front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open HSK 7
取代 取代 qǔ dài to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution HSK 7
尚未 尚未 shàng wèi not yet; still not HSK 7
发作 發作 fā zuò to flare up; to break out HSK 7
宪法 憲法 xiàn fǎ constitution (of a country) HSK 7
众人 眾人 zhòng rén everyone HSK 7
聚集 聚集 jù jí to assemble; to gather HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
须 須 xū must; to have to; to wait HSK 7
穿过 穿過 chuān guò to pass through HSK 7