私定终身 (私定終身)
sī dìng zhōng shēng
Pinyin

Definition

私定终身 (私定終身)
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sī dìng zhōng shēng
  1. to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
单身
dān shēn
  1. 1 unmarried
  2. 2 single
定
dìng
  1. 1 to set
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to decide
  5. 5 to order
搞定
gǎo dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to settle
  3. 3 to wangle
决定
jué dìng
  1. 1 to decide (to do something)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 decision
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 项 xiàng
  6. 6 certainly

Idioms (20)

一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
人定胜天
rén dìng shèng tiān
  1. 1 man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature