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Lesson 8 Study Guide
新郎
郎省德州縣碰案鄉直著衣疑橋追里頭慣只切急量反隨便動算墳完

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Objectives:
  • Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 28 characters introduced in lesson 8.
  • Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 8. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.
New Vocabulary
 Chinese Pinyin English
新郎 xīnláng bridegroom 
 shěng province 
德州縣 Dézhōu xiàn Dezhou County 
碰見 pèngjiàn to run into; to meet 
案子 ànzi a case; an incident 
鄉下人 xiāngxia rén country person 
兒子 érzi son 
男男女女 nán-nán-nǘ-nǚ men and women 
客人 kèren guest 
一直 yīzhí continuously 
新娘 xīnniáng bride 
穿著 chuān(zhe) wear(ing) 
衣服 yīfú clothing 
疑心 yíxīn to be suspicious; to suspect 
 qiáo bridge 
追不上 zhuībushàng to pursue but be unable to catch 
好幾里路 hǎo jǐ lǐ lù a good many miles 
停住 tíngzhù to stop 
回過頭來 huíguo tóu lái to turn one's head 
沒意思 méi yìsi to not be interesting 
習慣 xíguàn to be accustomed to 
打門 dǎ mén to knock on the door 
只好 zhíhǎo the only thing to do 
 xiē several; an indefinite amount 
 chuáng bed 
一切 yíqiè all 
住下 zhùxia to live (at a place) 
再說 zài shuō to say again; meanwhile 
喜酒 xíjiǔ wedding banquet 
發現 fāxiàn to discover 
新房 xīnfáng bridal chamber 
  anxious 
商量 shāngliang to negotiate; to bargain 
反對 fǎnduì to oppose 
反正 fǎnzhèng in any event; anyway 
有理 yóulǐ to be right 
隨新娘的便 suí xīn niáng de biàn according to the bride's wishes 
 lǎo always VP, 老+VP 
動身 dòng shēn to move one's body; to do something 
放心 fàng xīn to put one's mind at rest, relax 
 liú to cause to remain 
打算 dǎsuàn to plan 
出事 chū shì to have something happen 
 fén a grave 
前前後後 qián-qián-hòu-hòu from beginning to end 
 wán finish; to V to completion 
 suàn to try to solve; to figure 
算完 suànwán to finish figuring out; to solve