订婚 dìnghūn to get engaged
How to remember 订婚: 订 make an order + 婚 to get married = to get engaged.
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How it is used
- To get engaged (to be married) - 他们订婚了 (tāmen dìnghūn le) they got engaged.
- The betrothal step before 结婚 (jiéhūn, to marry); verb-object, so 订了婚 (dìng le hūn) can split.
- 订 (to fix/pledge) + 婚 (marriage): pledging the marriage.
Example sentences
- 他宣布与她订婚。 Tā xuānbù yǔ tā dìnghūn.He announced his engagement to her.