How to say “get engaged” in Chinese
get engaged; engagement
“Get engaged” in Chinese is 订婚, dìng hūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
订婚 is read dìng hūn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 丁 dīng hints at the sound.
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 昏 hūn “dusk” hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “订婚”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get engaged” in Chinese?
“Get engaged” in Chinese is 订婚, pinyin dìnghūn.
What does 订婚 mean?
订婚 (dìnghūn) means “get engaged; engagement”.
How do you write 订婚?
订婚 is 2 characters: 订 (dìng) — order, book; 婚 (hūn) — marriage, wedding. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 订婚?
订婚 is read dìnghūn. Tones: dìng — fourth tone, hūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get engaged” in the lesson “Proposal and wedding”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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