Love & Marriage - Reading Into A New China Lesson 8 Flashcards
束
shù - bundle/bunch
玫瑰
méiguī - rose
等候
děnghòu - wait/await
浪漫
làngmàn - romantic
经典
jīngdiǎn - classics/classical
感动
gǎndòng - move/touch (emotionally)
登陆
dēnglù - land/disembark
流传
liúchuán - circulate/spread
惊喜
jīngxǐ - pleasant surprise
讲究
jiǎngjiu - pay attention to/strive for
情感
qínggǎn - emotion/feeling
含蓄
hánxù - implicit/veiled/reserved
开放
kāifàng - open-minded
追求
zhuīqiú - seek/pursue/court (a person)
以往
yǐwǎng - before/formerly
主动
zhǔdòng - active/ voluntary
封建
fēngjiàn - feudal/ feudalism
娶
qǔ - marry (a woman)
嫁
jià - marry (a man)
穷人
qióngrén - poor people
离婚
líhūn - divorce
即使
jíshǐ - even if/even though
牺牲
xīshēng - sacrifice
勇敢
yǒnggǎn - brave/courageous
家族
jiāzú - clan/family
强调
qiángdiào - stress/emphasize
融洽
róngqià - harmonious
期望
qīwàng - hope/expect/expectancy
值
zhí - value/worth
调和
tiáohé - mediate/reconcile
矛盾
máodùn - conflict/contradiction
凑合
còuhe - make do (with)/passable/improvise
接近
jiējìn - be close to/approximate
花点
huādiàn - florist
情人
qíngrén - lover/sweetheart
情人节
qíngrénjié (Valentine’s Day)
西洋
xīyáng - the West
巧克力
qiǎokèlì - chocolate
心上人
xīnshangrén - sweetheart/ heart’s desire
求爱
qiú’ài - woo/court
表白
biǎobái - express or state clearly
大多
dàduō - mostly
双方
shuāngfāng - both sides/two parties
婚恋
hūnliàn - marriage and courtship
外力
wàilì - outside or external forces
高于
gāoyú - superior to/ higher than
再次
zàicì - once more
门当户对
mén dāng hù duì (gate equal status match) be well-matched in social and economic status for marriage
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài (pass on ancestor/clan connect generation) have a son to carry on the family name and continue the ancestral line
从一而终
cóng yī ér zhōng (follow one er death) be faithful to one’s spouse unto death
深深
shēnshēn deeply
确实
quèshí really/actually/indeed
限制
Xiànzhì limit/restrict
考虑
Kǎolǜ consider
稳定
Wěndìng stable
现实
Xiànshí reality
传说
Chuánshuō legend
风险
fēngxiǎn Risk