ài 唉 (sound of sighing) dàxǐ 大喜 great rejoicing dàxǐde rìzi 大喜的日子 wedding day dāying 答应 to agree (to something), to consent, to promise dù 度 to pass dù mìyuè 度蜜月 to go on a honeymoon, to spend one's honeymoon duōnián 多年 many years fǎyuàn 法院 court of law Fó 佛 Buddha fùzá (fǔzá) 复杂 to be complicated gōngzhèng jiēhūn 公证结婚 civil marriage hái 还 even, (to go) so far as to háishi 还是 after all hòulái 后来 later, afterwards húi mén 回门 the return of the bride to her parents' home (usually on the third day after the wedding) hūnlǐ 婚礼 wedding jiàotáng 教堂 church jiāowǎng 交往 to associate with, to have dealings with jīdūjiào 基督教 Christianity jiēhūn lǐfú 结婚礼服 wedding gown (dress) jièshaorén 介绍人 introducer juédìng 决定 to decide jǔxíng 举行 to hold (a meeting, ceremony, etc.) júzhǎng 局长 head of an office or bureau (of which the last syllable is jú) ...-lái...-qù 。。。-来。。。-去 (indicates repeating the action over and over again) lǎoshi (lǎoshí) 老实 to be honest mǎnyì 满意 to be pleased mìyuè 蜜月 honeymoon nánfāng 男方 the groom's side, the groom's family nēnggàn 能干 to be capable rén 人 person, self, body rù xí 入席 to take one’s seat (at a gathering, meeting, or banquet) shàngjìn 上进 to be ambitious shú 熟 to be familiar (with), to know well tándao 谈到 to talk about; speaking of ... tánlai tánqù to talk back and forth tíqīn 提亲 to bring up a proposal of marriage xiǎojiě (xiáojie) 小姐 daughter (referring to someone else’s daughter) xījiù 喜酒 wedding banquet; wedding wine xìn 信 to believe (in) xìn Fó 信佛 to be a Buddhist xīnláng 新郎 bridegroom xīnniáng 新娘 bride yě 也 indeed, in fact, admittedly yìjian 意见 opinion záo 早 long ago zhènghūn 征婚 to witness a marriage zhènghūnrén 征婚人 chief witness at a wedding ceremony zū 租 to rent zuò méi 做媒 to act as go-between (for the families of a man and woman considering marriage)