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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长驱直进 長驅直進 cháng qū zhí jìn 长: long; length; excel in; leader · 驱: spur a horse on; expel, drive away · 直: straight, erect, vertical · 进: advance, make progress, enter Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded Idiom HSK 7
横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
自相矛盾 自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent Idiom HSK 7
兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits; in great delight Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
窟窿 窟窿 kū long hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt Xiehouyu HSK 7
内行 內行 nèi háng expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional Xiehouyu HSK 7
外行 外行 wài háng layman; amateur Xiehouyu HSK 7
一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
好坏 好壞 hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
劳驾 勞駕 láo jià excuse me HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
铺路 鋪路 pū lù to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success HSK 7
亏本 虧本 kuī běn to make a loss HSK 7
凯歌 凱歌 kǎi gē triumphal hymn; victory song; paean HSK 7
分寸 分寸 fēn cun propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms HSK 7
遗愿 遺願 yí yuàn final wishes of the departed HSK 7
冒昧 冒昧 mào mèi bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of HSK 7
玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
谈起 談起 tán qǐ to mention; to speak of; to talk about HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
沧桑 滄桑 cāng sāng great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes; abbr. of 沧海桑田 HSK 7
担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility HSK 7
消沉 消沉 xiāo chén depressed; bad mood; low spirit HSK 7
公事 公事 gōng shì work-related matters; documents HSK 7
外援 外援 wài yuán foreign aid; external aid; (sports) foreign player; player recruited from overseas HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
友人 友人 yǒu rén friend HSK 7
作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
变迁 變遷 biàn qiān changes; vicissitudes HSK 7
罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop HSK 7
灯笼 燈籠 dēng lóng lantern HSK 7
辫子 辮子 biàn zi plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle HSK 7
现成 現成 xiàn chéng ready-made; readily available HSK 7
枪毙 槍斃 qiāng bì to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
萧条 蕭條 xiāo tiáo bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed HSK 7
恰巧 恰巧 qià qiǎo by chance; as chance would have it HSK 7
告辞 告辭 gào cí to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
真挚 真摯 zhēn zhì sincere; sincerity HSK 7
螺丝 螺絲 luó sī screw HSK 7
用人 用人 yòng rén servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people; to be in need of staff HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
堆积 堆積 duī jī to pile up; to heap; accumulation HSK 7