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Chinese Wedding Customs

Chinese Wedding Customs
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ID: 0516 Intermediate
What do red dresses, red envelopes and endless toasting have in common? Find out here in this lesson all about the culture of Chinese wedding customs. In this podcast, learn in Mandarin Chinese what a traditional Chinese wedding is like, and also what is expected of you--whether you are the guest... or the groom!
Jenny, John
Chinese Wedding Customs
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
请帖 qǐngtiě written invitation
喜酒 xǐjiǔ wedding feast
面子 miànzi face
敬酒 jìngjiǔ to propose a toast
我刚收到一张结婚请帖
wǒ 我gāng 刚shōudào 收到yī 一zhāng 张jiéhūn 结婚qǐngtiě 请帖
I've just received a wedding invitation.
是吗你在中国喝过喜酒吗
shì 是ma 吗nǐ 你zài 在Zhōngguó 中国hē guo 喝过xǐjiǔ 喜酒ma 吗
Really? Have you attended a wedding reception in China before?
没有所以我特别兴奋这里的喜酒是什么样子的
méiyǒu 没有suǒyǐ 所以wǒ 我tèbié 特别xīngfèn 兴奋zhèlǐ 这里de 的xǐjiǔ 喜酒shì 是shénme 什么yàngzi 样子de 的
No, I haven't, so I'm especially excited. What are wedding receptions in China like?
首先新郎新娘会站在饭店门口迎接客人
shǒuxiān 首先xīnláng 新郎xīnniáng 新娘huì 会zhànzài 站在fàndiàn 饭店ménkǒu 门口yíngjiē 迎接kèren 客人
First the groom and the bride will stand at the entrance of the restaurant to receive their guests.
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