征婚 (zhēng hūn) — to seek a spouse through advertisements

Definition

Examples

• 我朋友在报纸上征婚了。
  Wǒ péng you zài bào zhǐ shàng zhēng hūn le.
  My friend placed a marriage ad in the newspaper.
• 他以前征过婚，但没有成功。
  Tā yǐ qián zhēng guò hūn, dàn méi yǒu chéng gōng.
  He once placed a marriage ad, but it didn't work out.
• 她一共征了三次婚，终于找到了合适的对象。
  Tā yí gòng zhēng le sān cì hūn, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le hé shì de duì xiàng.
  She posted ads for a spouse three times in total and finally found a suitable partner.