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Description: Please see vocabulary, flash cards, grammar etc. for this lesson on: chinesepod.com/4622 Today's Upper Intermediate Lesson is all about 清談: Chinese Concept of Love. Learn about the Chinese version of Cupid, Yuè Lǎo (月老), the god of love and marriage. Key Vocabulary: 月老 - yuèlǎo - matchmaker; go-between 丘比特 - Qiūbǐtè - Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty 拜拜 - bàibài - worship (God) 真誠 - zhēnchéng - true; sincere; genuine 紅線 - hóngxiàn - red line 相親 - xiāngqīn - blind date 尋找 - xúnzhǎo - to seek 伴侶 - bànlu:3 - companion; mate; partner 報應 - bàoyìng - retribution 壞事 - huàishì - bad thing; misdeed; to ruin things 懲罰 - chéngfá - penalty; punishment; to punish 因果 - yīnguǒ - karma 輪迴 - lúnhuí - to reincarnate; reincarnation (Buddhism) 惡有惡報 - èyǒuèbào - evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds 善有善報 - shànyǒushànbào - virtue has its rewards (idiom) 緣分 - yuánfèn - fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny 相遇 - xiāngyù - to meet; to encounter; to come across 相交 - xiāngjiāo - to cross over (e.g. traffic); to intersect; to make friends 婚姻 - hūnyīn - matrimony; wedding; marriage 發誓 - fāshì - to vow; to pledge; to swear 共度 - gòngdù - spend together NOTE: This video features TRADITIONAL characters, which are used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Mainland China (simplified), the simplified-character version of this video is available at youtu.be/-giBiUNBBqs. Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos! =================================== Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! Save 15% on any subscription with promo code YOUTUBE. Visit chinesepod.com now. LIKE US: facebook.com/chinesepod TWEET US: twitter.com/chinesepod DOUBLE-TAP US: instagram.com/chinesepodtv SNAP US: snapchat.com/add/chinesep... READ US: chinesepod.com/blog LEARN WITH US: chinesepod.com (psst... use code "YOUTUBE" for 15% off a Premium Annual Account) #ChinesePod #ChineseConceptofLove #UpperIntermediate #LearnChinese #SpeakChinese