聘娶婚
pìn qǔ hūn
Pinyin

Definition

聘娶婚
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pìn qǔ hūn
  1. formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

娶
qǔ
  1. 1 to take a wife
  2. 2 to marry (a woman)
婚姻
hūn yīn
  1. 1 matrimony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 marriage
  4. 4 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],次[cì]
婚礼
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
结婚
jié hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 to get married
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
婚
hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 marriage
  3. 3 wedding
  4. 4 to take a wife
婚前
hūn qián
  1. 1 premarital
  2. 2 prenuptial
婚宴
hūn yàn
  1. 1 wedding reception
婚庆
hūn qìng
  1. 1 wedding celebration
婚约
hūn yuē
  1. 1 engagement
  2. 2 wedding contract
婚纱
hūn shā
  1. 1 wedding dress
  2. 2 CL:身[shēn]
已婚
yǐ hūn
  1. 1 married
征婚
zhēng hūn
  1. 1 to look for a partner
应聘
yìng pìn
  1. 1 to accept a job offer
  2. 2 to apply for an advertised position
招聘
zhāo pìn
  1. 1 to invite applications for a job
  2. 2 to recruit
新婚
xīn hūn
  1. 1 newly wed
未婚
wèi hūn
  1. 1 unmarried
求婚
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
结婚证
jié hūn zhèng
  1. 1 marriage certificate
裸婚
luǒ hūn
  1. 1 lit. naked wedding
  2. 2 no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon
订婚
dìng hūn
  1. 1 to get engaged

Idioms (4)

因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

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