_/  

tan

v.

to talk

       _{\  \}        

duixiang

n.

girfriend or boyfriend; (lit.) target (person)

    _{_   _}    

fa dai

v. obj.

(lit.) to fall into a dumbstruck state

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xinshi

n.

worries, anxieties, something on your mind

 _/  

neng

aux.

to be able (to do something)

     _{\/ \/}  

keyi

aux.

can, may

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tiao wu

v. obj.

to dance

_\

tiao

v.

to jump

  _\/

wu

n.

dance

 _{_     _}

yinggai

aux.

should

 _{\   \}  

luohou

v. comp.

to fall behind, to drop

 _\/

chou

adj.

ugly

  _\   

yuanyi

aux. 

to be willing

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qianxu

adj.

modest

_{_}

xin

n.

heart

    _{\/    /     /}       

you cai (neng)

v. obj.

t have talent, to be talented

 _\/ 

gan

aux.

to dare

    _{\ \/}  

ziji

pron.

self

_\

pa

aux.

to be afrad to (do something)

v.

to fear, to be afread of

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jian mian

v. obj.

to meet (someone) face-to-face

_\

jian

v.

to see, to come in contact with

 _\      

difang

n.

place

 _{\/  \/}  

wuchang

n.

a place to dance, dance hall, etc.

  _\/

wu

n.

dance

_\/

chang

n.

stage, court (e.g., tennis court)

  _{_}

huar

n.

flower

  _\

hui

aux.

can, could, might

 _\/      

xihuan

aux.

to like (doing something), to like (something/somebody)

v.

to like (something/somebody)

    _{_    \}

shuo hua

v. obj.

to speak, to talk; (lit.) to speak words

  _\

hua

n.

word, language

     _{\/  /}     

kelian

adj.

pitiful

     _{_      _}   

shang xin

v. obj.

to be emotionally hurt, to feel heart-broken

_{_}

shang

v.

to hurt

  _{\   _}  

naixin

adj.

patient

n.

patience

  _{/     /}        

tan pengyou

v. obj.

to date someone

  _/    _  

jie hun

v. obj.

to get married

      _{_    \}   

yue hui

v. obj.

to meet someone for a date

  _{_     _}  

danshen

n.

single, unmarried

 _{\/   _}    

laogong

n.

husband (very colloquial)

　 _{\/ 　/}　

laopo

n.

wife (very colloquial)

  _{_  \} 

 shi lian

v. obj.

to be lovelorn

 _{\/      \}  

lao (shi)

always, constantly

  _{_}

chuile

to break up (used only in dating situations)

    _{\/     \}     

you mao

nice looking; (lit) to have the look

this is used colloquially to say a female is pretty

 _{\      /}       

gou pengyou

good friend; (lit.) someone who has reached the level of a true friend

this is often used to compliment someone who has been very helpful, or who has done something particularly nice.

     _{_     _     _}  

dan xiangsi

unrequited love

 _{\    /  \}  

bu laidian

"no chemistry"

this is used only in dating situations