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Whose surname?

浙江Zhè jiāng有yǒu一yī对duì刚gāng结婚jié hūn三sān个gè月yuè的de年轻nián qīng夫妻fū qī因为yīn wèi孩子hái zi的de姓名xìng míng问题wèn tí离婚lí hūn了le。

原来yuán lái,他们tā men在zài恋爱liàn ài时shí曾经céng jīng讨论tǎo lùn过guo,如果rú guǒ以后yǐ hòu孩子hái zi出生chū shēng,女方nǚ fāng想xiǎng让ràng孩子hái zi跟gēn妈妈mā ma姓xìng,而ér不是bù shì传统chuán tǒng的de跟gēn爸爸bà ba姓xìng。

但dàn在zài孩子hái zi出生chū shēng以后yǐ hòu,男方nán fāng的de父母fù mǔ却què不bù愿意yuàn yì第dì一yī个gè孩子hái zi就jiù跟gēn妈妈mā ma姓xìng,而ér女方nǚ fāng家jiā也yě非常fēi cháng坚持jiān chí。

法律fǎ lǜ规定guī dìng孩子hái zi可以kě yǐ跟gēn爸爸bà ba姓xìng,也yě可以kě yǐ跟gēn妈妈mā ma姓xìng,由yóu父母fù mǔ自己zì jǐ自由zì yóu决定jué dìng。

但dàn他们tā men的de孩子hái zi跟gēn谁shéi姓xìng还hái是shì没有méi yǒu决定jué dìng,而ér夫妻fū qī俩liǎ的de矛盾máo dùn开始kāi shǐ越来越yuè lái yuè多duō,关系guān xì也yě越来越yuè lái yuè差chà,最后zuì hòu只zhǐ能néng离婚lí hūn了le。

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Vocabulary 72 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
浙江 Zhè jiāngZhejiang Province in eastern China.
有 yǒuto have; there is
一 yīone / single / a (article)
对 duìclassifier: couple; pair
刚 gāngjust / barely / exactly
结婚 jié hūnto marry; to get married
三 sānthree / 3
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
月 yuèmonth / monthly
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
年轻 nián qīngyoung
夫妻 fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
孩子 hái zichild
姓名 xìng míngsurname and given name; full name
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
离婚 lí hūnto divorce
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
他们 tā menthey; them
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
恋爱 liàn àiin love
时 shíwhen
曾经 céng jīngonce / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
讨论 tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
过 guo(experienced action marker)
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
出生 chū shēngto be born
女方 nǚ fāngthe bride's side (of a wedding)
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
跟 gēnto follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
姓 xìngto be surnamed ...
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
不是 bù shìis not
传统 chuán tǒngtraditional / conventional
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
男方 nán fāng(of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side
父母 fù mǔfather and mother; parents
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
不 bùno; not so
愿意 yuàn yìto wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
非常 fēi chángvery; really
坚持 jiān chíto persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
法律 fǎ lǜlaw
规定 guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
由 yóufrom / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由 zì yóufree; unrestricted
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
谁 shéiwho
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
是 shìindeed (used for emphasis)
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
俩 liǎtwo / both / some
矛盾 máo dùncontradiction / conflicting views
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
关系 guān xìrelation / relationship / guanxi
差 chàdifferent / wrong; mistaken / not up to standard; inferior
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly