Definition
求婚 (qiú hūn) is the act of asking someone to marry you — the proposal itself. 订婚 (dìng hūn) is the engagement that follows: the formal agreement to marry after the proposal is accepted. Think of 求婚 as the question and 订婚 as the 'yes' and the ring.
verb
to propose marriage (to someone)
Examples
- 求婚。Tā dǎsuàn míngtiān xiàng nǚpéngyou qiú hūn.He plans to propose to his girlfriend tomorrow.
- ，。Tā qiú le sān cì hūn, zhōngyú chénggōng le.He proposed three times and finally succeeded.
- 求婚？Nǐ huì zài nǎlǐ qiú hūn?Where will you propose?
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