亲事

親事
qīnshi
noun #45,594

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 marriage match
  2. 2 marriage

Examples

HSK 3
Tā bù tóngyì zhè mén qīnshi, yīnwei tā yǐjīng yǒu xǐhuan de rén le.
She won't agree to the match, because there's already someone she likes.
HSK 4
Zhè mén qīnshi shì liǎng jiā lǎorén dìngxià de.
This match was settled by the elders of the two families.

Tips

usage
Old-fashioned in tone: it belongs to a world of matchmakers and arrangements between families, and takes the measure word 门. Today people usually say 婚事. Proposing a match on someone's behalf is 提亲.

Stroke Order

亲 qīn
事 shì