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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老早 老早 lǎo zǎo a long time ago ∼HSK 1
走出 走出 zǒu chū to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
一打 一打 yī dá dozen ∼HSK 1
说出 說出 shuō chū to speak out; to declare (one's view) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
出了事 出了事 chū le shì sth bad happened ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
想要 想要 xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
了事 了事 liǎo shì to dispose of a matter; to be done with it ∼HSK 1
用钱 用錢 yòng qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
最新 最新 zuì xīn latest; newest ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
杯葛 杯葛 bēi gé to boycott (loanword) ∼HSK 1
最先 最先 zuì xiān (the) very first ∼HSK 1
后跟 後跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot); heel (of a sock); counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel); followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
真是的 真是的 zhēn shi de Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
一动不动 一動不動 yī dòng bù dòng motionless ∼HSK 1
要不是 要不是 yào bu shì if it were not for; but for ∼HSK 1
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori HSK 1
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station HSK 1
中文 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
左边 左邊 zuǒ bian left; the left side; to the left of HSK 1
走路 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot HSK 1
开会 開會 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1
哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē which ones?; who?; what? HSK 1
请问 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...? HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
那儿 那兒 nà r there HSK 1
右边 右邊 yòu bian right side; right, to the right HSK 1
火车 火車 huǒ chē train HSK 1
这边 這邊 zhè biān this side; here HSK 1
干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to? HSK 1
不对 不對 bù duì incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer HSK 1
哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? HSK 1
这儿 這兒 zhè r here HSK 1
妹 妹 mèi younger sister HSK 1
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye; see you again later HSK 1
百 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of HSK 1
在家 在家 zài jiā to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家) HSK 1
那边 那邊 nà bian over there; yonder HSK 1