做媒 (zuò méi) — to act as a matchmaker, to arrange a marriage

Definition

做媒 means to act as a matchmaker and arrange a marriage for others — a culturally specific role, common in traditional China and still used today. The verb 媒 on its own names the role (a matchmaker); 做媒 emphasizes the action of arranging the match.

verb

to act as a matchmakerto arrange a marriage

Examples

做媒。
Tā xiǎng gěi péng you zuò méi.
She wants to be a matchmaker for her friend.
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Tā zuò guò sān cì méi, dōu chéng gōng le.
She has been a matchmaker three times, and all succeeded.
，做媒。
Zài zhōng guó chuán tǒng shè huì, zuò méi shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de zhí yè.
In traditional Chinese society, being a matchmaker was a common profession.

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