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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嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
姨父 姨父 yí fu husband of mother's sister; uncle ∼HSK 6
洋鬼子 洋鬼子 yáng guǐ zi foreign devil; term of abuse for Westerners ∼HSK 6
皇朝 皇朝 huáng cháo the imperial court; the government in imperial times ∼HSK 6
原野 原野 yuán yě plain; open country ∼HSK 6
奔走 奔走 bēn zǒu to run; to rush about; to be on the go ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
私奔 私奔 sī bēn to elope ∼HSK 6
副官 副官 fù guān aide-de-camp ∼HSK 6
兼容并包 兼容並包 jiān róng bìng bāo to include and monopolize many things; all-embracing ∼HSK 6
策马 策馬 cè mǎ to urge on a horse using a whip or spurs ∼HSK 6
囡囡 囡囡 nān nān little darling; baby ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
谣传 謠傳 yáo chuán rumor ∼HSK 6
急欲 急欲 jí yù to be keen to...; to be anxious to... ∼HSK 6
头等舱 頭等艙 tóu děng cāng 1st class cabin ∼HSK 6
洋货 洋貨 yáng huò Western goods; imported goods (in former times) ∼HSK 6
悬赏 懸賞 xuán shǎng to offer a reward; bounty ∼HSK 6
赤脚 赤腳 chì jiǎo barefoot ∼HSK 6
麻疹 麻疹 má zhěn measles ∼HSK 6
欢腾 歡騰 huān téng jubilation; great celebration ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
当铺 當鋪 dàng pù pawnshop ∼HSK 6
钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949); (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal ∼HSK 6
落伍 落伍 luò wǔ to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated ∼HSK 6
爱巢 愛巢 ài cháo love nest ∼HSK 6
挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose; to select ∼HSK 6
飘泊 飄泊 piāo bó variant of ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
医治 醫治 yī zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
拆毁 拆毀 chāi huǐ to demolish; to tear down ∼HSK 6
哀痛 哀痛 āi tòng to grieve; to mourn; deep sorrow; grief ∼HSK 6
尊卑 尊卑 zūn bēi superior and subordinate; social ranking ∼HSK 6
革命家 革命家 gé mìng jiā a revolutionary ∼HSK 6
经文 經文 jīng wén scripture text ∼HSK 6
解约 解約 jiě yuē to terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract ∼HSK 6
临时政府 臨時政府 lín shí zhèng fǔ provisional government ∼HSK 6
公债 公債 gōng zhài government bond ∼HSK 6
旗手 旗手 qí shǒu a flag carrier (army); ensign ∼HSK 6
听命 聽命 tīng mìng to obey an order; to take orders; to accept a state of affairs ∼HSK 6
肝病 肝病 gān bìng liver disease ∼HSK 6
办妥 辦妥 bàn tuǒ to arrange; to settle; to complete; to carry through ∼HSK 6
相依 相依 xiāng yī to be interdependent ∼HSK 6
捍卫者 捍衛者 hàn wèi zhě defender (usu. of sth abstract such as people's rights or a government policy) ∼HSK 6
赤金 赤金 chì jīn pure gold ∼HSK 6
党人 黨人 dǎng rén party member; partisan ∼HSK 6
牧羊人 牧羊人 mù yáng rén shepherd ∼HSK 6
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish ∼HSK 6
异见 異見 yì jiàn dissident; dissenting; dissent ∼HSK 6