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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小妹妹 小妹妹 xiǎo mèi mei little sister; little girl; (coll.) vulva Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
试着 試著 shì zhe (coll.) to try to Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
着 著 zháo to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in Colloquialism HSK 1
日本 日本 Rì běn Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
共产党 共產黨 Gòng chǎn dǎng Communist Party Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国人 中國人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese person Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国 美國 Měi guó United States; USA; US Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
苏联 蘇聯 Sū lián Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
南京 南京 Nán jīng Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province; Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
广州 廣州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山西 山西 Shān xī Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
日本人 日本人 Rì běn rén Japanese person or people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
三小 三小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin) ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
打中 打中 dǎ zhòng to hit (a target) ∼HSK 1
国人 國人 guó rén compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
军 軍 jūn army, military; soldiers, troops ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
这种 這種 zhè zhǒng this kind of ∼HSK 1
不可以 不可以 bù kě yǐ may not ∼HSK 1
他妈的 他媽的 tā mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
做大 做大 zuò dà arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale ∼HSK 1