订婚 (dìng hūn) — to get engaged (to be married)
Definition
订婚 means 'to get engaged' — the formal arrangement before marriage. It names the whole state/agreement; 求婚 is the act of proposing.
verb
to get engaged (to be married)
Examples
- 订婚。Tā shàng ge yuè gēn nán péng you dìng hūn le.She got engaged to her boyfriend last month.
- ，。Tā men yǐ jīng dìng le hūn, míng nián jié hūn.They are already engaged; they'll get married next year.
- ，。Dìng hūn hòu, tā men kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi hūn lǐ.After getting engaged, they started preparing the wedding.
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