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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知识 知識 zhī shi knowledge; intellectual HSK 1
一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] HSK 1
生气 生氣 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness HSK 1
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman HSK 1
九 九 jiǔ nine; 9 HSK 1
雨 雨 yǔ rain HSK 1
中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime HSK 1
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other HSK 1
进来 進來 jìn lái to come in HSK 1
旁边 旁邊 páng biān side; adjacent place HSK 1
慢 慢 màn slow HSK 1
有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou sometimes HSK 1
考试 考試 kǎo shì to take an exam; exam HSK 1
南 南 nán south HSK 1
最好 最好 zuì hǎo best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) HSK 1
没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind HSK 1
进去 進去 jìn qù to go in HSK 1
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute HSK 1
有时 有時 yǒu shí sometimes; now and then HSK 1
国 國 guó country; nation; state; (bound form) national HSK 1
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie older sister HSK 1
东 東 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord HSK 1
饿 餓 è to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) HSK 1
衣服 衣服 yī fu clothes HSK 1
七 七 qī seven; 7 HSK 1
吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal; to eat; to make a living HSK 1
八 八 bā eight; 8 HSK 1
有的 有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) HSK 1
坏 壞 huài bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost HSK 1
班 班 bān team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles HSK 1
休息 休息 xiū xi rest; to rest HSK 1
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call HSK 1
累 累 lěi to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous; repeated HSK 1
回去 回去 huí qu to return; to go back HSK 1
风 風 fēng wind; news; style; custom; manner HSK 1
爸 爸 bà father; dad; pa; papa HSK 1
关 關 guān mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve HSK 1
记 記 jì to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots HSK 1
早上 早上 zǎo shang early morning HSK 1
飞机 飛機 fēi jī airplane HSK 1
常 常 cháng always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant HSK 1
房子 房子 fáng zi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room HSK 1
电 電 diàn lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc HSK 1
认真 認真 rèn zhēn conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart HSK 1
忘 忘 wàng to forget; to overlook; to neglect HSK 1
不用 不用 bù yòng need not HSK 1
读 讀 dòu comma; phrase marked by pause HSK 1
教 教 jiāo to teach HSK 1
家里 家裡 jiā lǐ home HSK 1
差 差 chā difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly HSK 1