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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那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
要有 要有 yào yǒu to need; to require; must have ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
一种 一種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
妈的 媽的 mā de (taboo curse) damn it!; fucking ∼HSK 1
机师 機師 jī shī (aviation) pilot; (heavy machinery) operator ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
十八 十八 shí bā eighteen; 18 ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
在教 在教 zài jiào to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam) ∼HSK 1
七十 七十 qī shí seventy; 70 ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
有为 有為 yǒu wéi promising; to show promise ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
医 醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
手下 手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration; subordinates; (money etc) on hand; sb's financial means; when taking action ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
看不见 看不見 kàn bu jiàn cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible ∼HSK 1
仆人 僕人 pú rén servant ∼HSK 1
病重 病重 bìng zhòng seriously ill ∼HSK 1
从来没 從來沒 cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
听不见 聽不見 tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
女孩 女孩 nǚ hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
多个 多個 duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
难吃 難吃 nán chī unpalatable ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
日出 日出 rì chū sunrise ∼HSK 1