求婚
qiúhūn
to propose marriage
Characters in this word
婚 hūn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他在两人的纪念日向女友求婚，现场没有安排得太夸张。 Tā zài liǎng rén de jìniànrì xiàng nǚyǒu qiúhūn, xiànchǎng méiyǒu ānpái de tài kuāzhāng. He proposed to his girlfriend on their anniversary, and the scene was not arranged too extravagantly.
- 他单膝跪地，拿出戒指向她求婚。 Tā dānxī guìdì, náchū jièzhi xiàng tā qiúhūn. He knelt on one knee and took out a ring to propose to her.
- 他练习了很多遍，才鼓起勇气去求婚。 Tā liànxí le hěn duō biàn, cái gǔqǐ yǒngqì qù qiúhūn. He practiced many times before he plucked up the courage to propose.
Related words
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 求 qiú to beg; to ask for
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 需求 xūqiú need; demand
- 征求 zhēngqiú to ask for
- 追求 zhuīqiú to pursue
- 寻求 xúnqiú to seek
- 求救 qiújiù to cry for help
- 求职 qiúzhí to apply for a job
- 求助 qiúzhù to ask for help
- 哀求 āiqiú to implore; to beg pitifully
- 供不应求 gōngbúyìngqiú demand exceeds supply; supply falls short of demand