求婚 (qiú hūn) — to propose marriage (to someone)
Definition
求 (qiú) means to ask/request, so 求婚 is the act of asking someone to marry you — a formal proposal, one moment. 订婚 is the next step: an agreement to marry, which may or may not follow a proposal.
verb
to propose marriage (to someone)
Examples
- 求婚。Tā dǎ suàn míng tiān xiàng nǚ péng you qiú hūn.He plans to propose to his girlfriend tomorrow.
- ，。Tā qiú le sān cì hūn, zhōng yú chéng gōng le.He proposed three times and finally succeeded.
- 求婚？Nǐ huì zài nǎ lǐ qiú hūn?Where will you propose?
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