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Going to a Friend's Wedding

hūn

shì
zhōng
guó
wén
huà
chuán
tǒng
zhōng
hěn
zhòng
yào
de
zǔ
chéng
bù
fēn
,
,
suī
rán
suí
zhāo

shǐ
de
biàn
qiān
hěn
duō

sú
dōu
méi
yǒu
bǎo
líu
xià
lái
,
,
dàn
shì
réng
rán
yǒu

bù
fēn
yán
沿
chuán
zhì
jīn
,
,

rú
hūn

de

shì
.
.
tā
dài
biǎo
zhāo

gè
jiā
tíng
de
róng
yù
hé
hé
mù
.
.

Weddings form an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. Although many customs and practices have been lost in course of history, some are observed even today; the wedding ritual, for instance. It is practiced in honor of family values and respect for a committed relationship.

 

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  • Text  课文
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wǒ
yào
jié
hūn
le
.
.
huān
yíng

men
lái
cān
jiā
wǒ
de
hūn

.
.

Lili: I'm getting married! And I'd like to invite you to join in the celebrations.

mài
kè

gōng

gōng

.
.
nǎ

tiān


dìng
shì
gè
liáng
chén


bā
.
.

Mike: Congratulations! When is it? I'm sure you've picked an auspicious day.




nóng

shí
yuè
èr
shí
bā
hào
.
.
zhōng
guó
rén

huān
xuǎn
shuāng
shǔ
.
.

Lili: October 28 on the Chinese lunar calendar. Chinese like even numbers for events like this.

mài
kè



bàn

shì
,
,
dà
jiā
còu
fèn

sòng
fèn

bā
.
.

Mike: Let's pool our resources to buy Lili a wedding present.




xiè
xiè
.
.

men

dìng
yào
hē
wǒ
de

jǐu

.
.

Lili: Thank you. You must come to my wedding party.

mài
kè

wǒ
men
hái
yào
hé
xīn
láng
xīn
niáng
hé
yǐng
líu
niàn
.
.

Mike: Of course we will. And the bride, bridegroom and we will pose for a group photo to mark the special occasion.




wǒ
zhèng
zài
zhì
bàn
jià
zhuāng
,
,
bāo
kuò
hūn
shā
,
,

páo
,
,
wǎn

fú
.
.

Lili: I\'m now organizing the wedding essentials like the wedding outfit, qi pao and banquet dress.

mài
kè

xīn
láng
jiā
yào
pā
huā
jiào
轿
qù
yíng
qǔ

ma


Mike: Will the bridegroom's family send a bridal sedan chair for you?




nā
shì
jìu
shí
de

sú
.
.
rú
jīn
yíng
qīn
de
chē
duì
yě
hěn
cháng
.
.

Lili: That is an old custom. Ours will be a convoy of cars.

mài
kè

yuán
lái
rú

.
.
rán
hòu
qīn
péng
hǎo
yǒu
zài
fàn
diàn
chī
hūn
yàn
.
.

Mike: I see. After which, relatives and friends will proceed to the hotel for the banquet.

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  • New Words  词语
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hé
yǐng

take a group photo

zhì
bàn
jià
zhuāng

to organize wedding essentials

hūn
shā

wedding garment


páo

women's traditional Chinese dress. Also known as "cheongsam" in Cantonese

wǎn

fú

full evening dress

huā
jiào
轿

bridal sedan chair


sú

custom

qīn
péng
hǎo
yǒu

relatives and friends
jié
hūn

to get married

hūn


wedding

gōng


congratulations

liáng
chén



an auspicious day


shì

wedding; happy event

còu
fèn


to pool resources (usually to buy a present for someone)


jǐu

wedding feast

 

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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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wǒ
yào
jié
hūn
le
.
.
huān
yíng

men
lái
cān
jiā
wǒ
de
hūn

.
.

I'm getting married! And I'd like to invite you to join in the celebrations.

 The sentence is used when you'd like to invite sb. to your wedding.

 

gōng

gōng

.
.
nǎ

tiān


dìng
shì
gè
liáng
chén


bā
.
.

Congratulations! When is it? I'm sure you've picked an auspicious day.

This is a usual greeting to the newlywed .

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