Lesson 6 Flashcards
love and marriage
hūnliàn 婚恋
take care of everything, completely organise
bāobàn 包办
marriage, matrimony
hūnyīn 婚姻
decided by, have the last say
zuòzhǔ 做主
go-between, intermediary
méirén 媒人
make a match
cuōhé 撮合
often, frequently
wǎngwǎng 往往
wedding (ceremony)
hūnlǐ 婚礼
ceremony
yíshì 仪式
conclude
jiéshù 结束
nuptial chamber
dòngfáng 洞房
bridegroom
xīnláng 新郎
bride
xīnniáng 新娘
veil, head cover, gauze scarf
tóushā 头纱
take off, open up
xiānkāi 掀开
all one’s life
yíbèizi 一辈子
choose; choice
xuǎnzé 选择
leeway; latitude
yúdì 余地
husband/wife
fū/qī 夫/妻
fall in love; love
liàn’ài 恋爱
allow, permit, let
yǔnxǔ 允许
marry (for a man to marry a woman)
qǔ 娶
concubine, mistress
xiǎolǎopo 小老婆
excuse, pretext
jièkǒu 借口
get rid of, discard, abandon
pāoqì 抛弃
movement, sports, exercise; move, get things going
yùndòng 运动
advocate, encourage
tíchàng 提倡
law
fǎlù 法律
abolish, repeal
fèichú 废除
explicitly, clearly; make clear
míngquè 明确
stipulate, set forth
guīdìng 规定
act on one’s own accord; be willing
zìyuàn 自愿
formulate, draft
zhìdìng 制定
strict, rigorous
yángé 严格
carry out, execute, implement
zhíxíng 执行
hold on to, retain, continue to have
bǎoliú 保留
take a concubine
nàqiè 纳妾
according to
yīzhào 依照
severe
yánlì 严厉
penalty; punish, penalise
chéngfá 惩罚
close up, shut down
guānbì 关闭
brothel
jìyuàn 妓院
commit adultery
tōngjiān 通奸
will
jiāng 将
punishment; punish
chéngchǔ 惩处
so as to be able to, so as to gain
déyǐ 得以
revolution
gémìng 革命
poor and lower middle peasants
pín-xià zhōngnóng 贫下中农
landlord
dìzhǔ 地主
rich, wealthy; rich in, imbued with
fùyǒu 富有
boy/girlfriend, target
duìxiàng 对象
all sorts of; in profusion, in vast numbers
fēnfēn 纷纷
cadre, government worker
gànbù 干部
dense, pronounced
nónghòu 浓厚
join together, combine, link
jiéhé 结合
status, ingredient
chéngfèn 成分
base, foundation, basis
jīchǔ 基础
open up; in operation
kāifàng 开放
common, universal
pǔbiàn 普遍
build up a family fortune
fājiā-zhìfù 发家致富
transform; change
zhuǎnbiàn 转变
value, attach importance to
zhòngshì 重视
talent
réncái 人才
multiple layers
duōchóng 多重
condition, factor, qualification
tiáojiàn 条件
glorify, uphold, profess, flaunt
biāobǎng 标榜
accompanied by, with it comes
suízhī’érlái 随之而来
跟 “结婚” 相反
líhūn 离婚
rate, ratio
lù 率
rise
shàngshēng 上升
second only to
jǐncìyú 仅次于
case [law], record, file
àn 案