婚姻 hūn yīn marriage / matrimony / CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4] syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 求婚 qiú hūn to propose marriage syn 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child / kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 亲生 親生 qīn shēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) / biological (parents) / birth (parents) syn 小鬼 xiǎo guǐ little demon (term of endearment for a child) / mischievous child / imp syn 终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn 相亲 相親 xiāng qīn blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]) / to be deeply attached to each other syn 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 私生子 sī shēng zǐ illegitimate child (male) / bastard / love child 认领 認領 rèn lǐng to claim (as one's property) / to adopt (a child) / to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own) syn 婚事 hūn shì wedding / marriage / CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 破镜重圆 破鏡重圓 pò jìng chóng yuán a shattered mirror put back together (idiom) / (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew / for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite syn 联姻 聯姻 lián yīn related by marriage / to connect by marriage (families, work units) syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 结婚证 結婚證 jié hūn zhèng marriage certificate 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) syn 姻亲 姻親 yīn qīn relation by marriage / in-laws syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 畸形儿 畸形兒 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect syn 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match syn 提亲 提親 tí qīn to propose marriage syn 亲事 親事 qīn shì marriage / CL:門|门[men2] syn 婚姻法 hūn yīn fǎ marriage law 望子成龙 望子成龍 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 终身大事 終身大事 zhōng shēn dà shì major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage) syn 嫁娶 jià qǔ marriage syn 抢亲 搶親 qiǎng qīn marriage by capture / bride kidnapping 婚恋 婚戀 hūn liàn love and marriage syn 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage 良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner 陪读 陪讀 péi dú to accompany one's child or spouse who is studying overseas / to help a child with their study, reading or practicing together 婚变 婚變 hūn biàn marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc) / marriage breakup 进门 進門 jìn mén to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage 亲子 親子 qīn zǐ parent and child / parent-child (relationship) / two successive generations 小皇帝 xiǎo huáng dì child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 找对象 找對象 zhǎo duì xiàng to seek a marriage partner / looking for a mate 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 婚典 hūn diǎn wedding / marriage celebration 认亲 認親 rèn qīn to acknowledge sb as one's relative / to acknowledge kinship / (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage 婚姻介绍所 婚姻介紹所 hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ marriage agency 试婚 試婚 shì hūn trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry 定亲 定親 dìng qīn to settle a marriage / betrothal syn 月下老人 yuè xià lǎo rén minor divinity concerned with marriage / matchmaker / go-between syn 圆房 圓房 yuán fáng (of a child bride) to consummate marriage 婚 hūn to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife syn 朱诺 朱諾 zhū nuò Juneau, capital of Alaska / Juno, Roman goddess of marriage 男傧相 男儐相 nán bīn xiàng best man (in a marriage) syn 狼孩 láng hái wolf child / human child raised by wolves (in legends) 婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract 冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) 垂髫 chuí tiáo hair hanging down (child's hairstyle) / (fig.) young child / early childhood syn 孩子 hái zi child syn 儿 兒 ér child / son syn 子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn 小孩 xiǎo hái child / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 儿童 兒童 ér tóng child syn 娃娃 wá wa baby / small child / doll syn 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 孩儿 孩兒 hái ér child syn 老大 lǎo dà old age / very / eldest child in a family / leader of a group / boss / captain of a boat / leader of a criminal gang syn 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi child syn 收养 收養 shōu yǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption syn 生产 生產 shēng chǎn to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child syn 领养 領養 lǐng yǎng to adopt (a child, pet etc) syn 童子军 童子軍 tóng zǐ jūn child soldiers / juvenile militia 老二 lǎo èr second-eldest child in a family / (euphemism) penis syn 监护权 監護權 jiān hù quán custody (of a child) 胎儿 胎兒 tāi ér unborn child / fetus / embryo syn 孤儿院 孤兒院 gū ér yuàn orphanage / child asylum 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 宠坏 寵壞 chǒng huài to spoil (a child etc) syn 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood / to be aware of what is going on in the world / (esp. of a child) sensible / thoughtful / intelligent syn 接生 jiē shēng to deliver (a newborn child) syn 赡养费 贍養費 shàn yǎng fèi alimony / child support / maintenance allowance 毛毛 máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child) syn 寄养 寄養 jì yǎng to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) / to foster / to board out 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) syn 孩童 hái tóng child syn 小儿科 小兒科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy syn 母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child / parent and subsidiary (companies) / principal and interest 儿戏 兒戲 ér xì child's play / trifling matter 幼童 yòu tóng young child syn 低能儿 低能兒 dī néng ér retarded child / moron / idiot syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 孩提 hái tí (literary) infant / young child syn 神童 shén tóng child prodigy 独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child syn 独生女 獨生女 dú shēng nǚ a daughter who is an only child syn 子弟 zǐ dì child / the younger generation syn 不孕 bù yùn infertile / unable to conceive a child / infertility syn 