Class 261 Wedding Guest 04 Flashcards
许可
kú kě
to allow; to permit
所有权
suó yǒu quán
ownership; possession; property rights; title (to property)
富饶
fù ráo
fertility; richly provided
终于
zhōng yú
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
终
zhōng
end; finish
于
yú
in; at; to; from; by; than; out of
家庭圆满
iā tíng yuán mǎn
family all good
结局
jié jú
conclusion; ending
结
jié
knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
局
jú
office; situation; measure word for games: match, set, round, etc.
思念
sī niàn
to think of; to long for; to miss
思
sī
to think; to consider
念
niàn
to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (somebody) a tongue-lashing (CL: 顿); to miss (somebody); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker’s anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)
廿
niàn
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions; also written using banker’s character 念
顿
dùn
to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one’s foot); at once; measure word for meals, beatings, scoldings, etc.: time, bout, spell, meal
祝愿
zhù yuàn
to wish
祝
zhù
to wish; to express good wishes; to pray; (old) wizard; (Chinese surname)
愿
yuàn
to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing
祝福
zhù fú
blessings; to wish somebody well
福
fú
good fortune; happiness; luck; (Chinese surname); abbr. for Fujian province 福建省
催促
cuī cù
to urge (but only used to urge ‘faster’, never ‘slower’, etc.)
劝
quàn
to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
故事
gù shì
old practice
gù shi
narrative; story; tale
故
gù
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
意识
yì shí
consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
第六感
dì liù gǎn
sixth sense (i.e., intuition, premonition, telepathy, etc.)
直觉
zhí jué
intuition
超能力
chāo néng lì
superpower; extrasensory perception
媒人
méi ren
go-between; matchmaker
媒
méi
medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between; abbr. for 媒体, media, esp. news media
媒体
méi tǐ
media, esp. news media
体
tǐ
body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)
提亲
tí qīn
to propose marriage
纳
nà
to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax, etc.); nano-(one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing; (Chinese surname)
采
cǎi
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
求婚
qiú hūn
to propose marriage (between families, rather than individuals)
问名
wèn míng
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride; one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六礼), in which name as well as date of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride’s family
吉
jí
lucky; giga-(meaning billion or 10 to the power of 9); (Chinese surname); abbr. for Jilin province 吉林省
征
zhēng
journey; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack
纳征
nà zhēng
expensive gift, like gold, etc.
请期
qǐng qī
when to marry
迎亲
yíng qīn
(of the groom’s family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轿 to fetch the bride; to send a party to escort the bride to the groom’s house
花轿
huā jiào
bridal sedan chair
过门
guò mén
to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera
拜堂
bài táng
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in an old-fashioned wedding ceremony; same as 拜天地
洞房
dòng fáng
secret inner room; bridal room
洞
dòng
cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
房
fáng
house; room; branch of an extended family; measure word for family members (or concubines); (Chinese surname)
宴客
yàn kè
to host a banquet; guest at a banquet; days of feasting before and after a wedding
三朝回门
sān cháo huí mén
To visit the bride’s family
双喜
shuāng xǐ
double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
茶礼
chá lǐ
tea ceremony; change of identity to ‘father’ ‘mother’ during wedding ceremony, with drinking tea
