求婚
qiú hūn
Pinyin

Definition

求婚
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qiú hūn
  1. to propose marriage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
结婚
jié hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 to get married
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
奢求
shē qiú
  1. 1 to make extravagant demands
  2. 2 an unreasonable request
婚
hūn
  1. 1 to marry
  2. 2 marriage
  3. 3 wedding
  4. 4 to take a wife
婚前
hūn qián
  1. 1 premarital
  2. 2 prenuptial
婚姻
hūn yīn
  1. 1 matrimony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 marriage
  4. 4 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],次[cì]
婚礼
hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
婚约
hūn yuē
  1. 1 engagement
  2. 2 wedding contract
婚纱
hūn shā
  1. 1 wedding dress
  2. 2 CL:身[shēn]
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
已婚
yǐ hūn
  1. 1 married
强求
qiǎng qiú
  1. 1 to insist on
  2. 2 to demand
  3. 3 to impose
新婚
xīn hūn
  1. 1 newly wed
未婚
wèi hūn
  1. 1 unmarried
求助
qiú zhù
  1. 1 to request help
  2. 2 to appeal (for help)
求婚
qiú hūn
  1. 1 to propose marriage
求救
qiú jiù
  1. 1 to cry for help
求职
qiú zhí
  1. 1 to seek employment

Idioms (20)

不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
梦寐以求
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
  1. 1 to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
  2. 2 to long for sth day and night
孜孜以求
zī zī yǐ qiú
  1. 1 diligent and tireless (idiom)
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn
  1. 1 reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
  2. 2 absence makes the heart grow fonder
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
急于求成
jí yú qiú chéng
  1. 1 anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success
  2. 2 impatient for result
  3. 3 impetuous
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
死中求生
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
  1. 1 to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
  1. 1 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
求人不如求己
qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ
  1. 1 if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)
求全责备
qiú quán zé bèi
  1. 1 to demand perfection (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有999朵吧？有人要求婚吗？
yǒu jiǔbǎi jiǔshí jiǔ duǒ ba ？yǒurén yào qiúhūn ma ？
Are there 999? Is someone going to propose?
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是啊。要求婚，没钻戒怎么行？我女朋友深受广告毒害，成天旁敲侧击地提醒我。
shì a 。yào qiúhūn ，méi zuànjiè zěnme xíng ？wǒ nǚpéngyou shēnshòu guǎnggào dúhài ，chéngtiān pángqiāocèjī de tíxǐng wǒ 。
Yeah. How can you propose if you don't have a diamond ring? My girlfriend has been profoundly affected by the evils of advertising. She's constantly dropping hints and prodding me.
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来年我一定向你求婚。
láinián wǒ yīdìng xiàng nǐ qiúhūn 。
I'll definitely propose to you in the coming years.
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是啊，我就是喜欢她这种个性，现在我简直为她神魂颠倒了，所以我决定向她求婚！
shì a ，wǒ jiùshì xǐhuan tā zhèzhǒng gèxìng ，xiànzài wǒ jiǎnzhí wèi tā shénhúndiāndǎo le ，suǒyǐ wǒ juédìng xiàng tā qiúhūn ！
Yeah. She's the kind of disposition I like and now I am simply head over heals in love with her, so I've decided to propose to her!
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我现在伤脑筋哪种求婚方式比较好。
wǒ xiànzài shāngnǎojīn nǎ zhǒng qiúhūn fāngshì bǐjiào hǎo 。
I am racking my brain for the best way to propose.
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大哥，嫂子答应你求婚了吗？
dàgē ，sǎozi dāying nǐ qiúhūn le ma ？
Big brother, did sister-in-law accept your proposal?
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别提了，那晚我半夜给她打电话求婚，她认为我是装鬼吓她，瞎胡闹。还说没发现我藏在她枕头下面的戒指。
bié tí le ，nà wǎn wǒ bànyè gěi tā dǎ diànhuà qiúhūn ，tā rènwéi wǒ shì zhuāng guǐ xià tā ，xiāhúnào 。hái shuō méi fāxiàn wǒ cáng zài tā zhěntóu xiàmian de jièzhi 。
Don't mention that. That night when I called her at midnight to propose, she thought I was pretending to be a ghost to scare her and fool around. And she said she didn't find the ring I hid underneath her pillow.
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我没有答应他的求婚。现在后悔了。
wǒ méiyǒu dāying tā de qiúhūn 。xiànzài hòuhuǐ le 。
I didn't accept his marriage proposal. Now I regret it.
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是不是，求婚了？
shìbushì ，qiúhūn le ？
Did you propose to her?
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Pete迟迟不肯求婚，我都二十七了，再拖就变成没人要的老姑娘了。
Pete chíchí bù kěn qiúhūn ，wǒ dōu èrshí qī le ，zài tuō jiù biànchéng méi rén yào de lǎo gūniang le 。
Pete seems reluctant to propose. I'm already 27. If I wait any longer I'll be an old maid that nobody wants.
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