Chapter 8: 恋爱婚姻

35 words

WordPinyinDefinition
主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative
以往yǐ wǎngin the past
zhívalue
传宗接代chuán zōng jiē dàito carry on one's ancestral line
勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave
即使jí shǐeven if
含蓄hán xùto contain
to take a wife
jià(of a woman) to marry
家族jiā zúfamily
封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment
强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement)
从一而终cóng yī ér zhōngfaithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
情感qíng gǎnfeeling
感动gǎn dòngto move (sb)
接近jiē jìnto approach
期望qī wàngto have expectations
流传liú chuánto spread
浪漫làng mànromantic
凑合còu heto bring together
牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life
玫瑰méi guīrugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)
登陆dēng lùto land
矛盾máo dùncontradiction
穷人qióng rénpoor people
等候děng hòuto wait
经典jīng diǎnthe classics
融洽róng qiàharmonious
调和tiáo héharmonious
讲究jiǎng jiuto pay particular attention to
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
门当户对mén dāng hù duìthe families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
开放kāi fàngto bloom
离婚lí hūnto divorce
惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise