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 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 执法 執法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law / law enforcement 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 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously 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 起诉书 起訴書 qǐ sù shū indictment (law) / statement of charges (law) syn 交界 jiāo jiè common boundary / common border syn 普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language) / Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) / ordinary speech syn 不同凡响 不同凡響 bù tóng fán xiǎng lit. not a common chord (idiom) / outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run 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 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate syn 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion syn 通病 tōng bìng common problem / common failing syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law syn 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 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 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law 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 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 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 公司法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law / company law / corporate law 婚姻法 hūn yīn fǎ marriage law 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 习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 婚恋 婚戀 hūn liàn love and marriage syn 婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 婚嫁 hūn jià marriage 良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner 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 百胜 百勝 bǎi shèng BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company / PakSing, common Hong Kong company name 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 普通法 pǔ tōng fǎ common law 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 法政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics syn 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 执法如山 執法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly syn 婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract 公约数 公約數 gōng yuē shù common factor / common divisor 最大公约数 最大公約數 zuì dà gōng yuē shù highest common factor HCF / greatest common divisor GCD 冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) 从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 一般 yī bān same / ordinary / so-so / common / general / generally / in general syn 常 cháng always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant syn 普通 pǔ tōng common / ordinary / general / average syn 共 gòng common / general / to share / together / total / altogether / abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party syn 共同 gòng tóng common / joint / jointly / together / collaborative syn 公共 gōng gòng public / common / communal syn 平常 píng cháng ordinary / common / usually / ordinarily syn 寻常 尋常 xún cháng usual / common / ordinary syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 共同点 共同點 gòng tóng diǎn common ground 民众 民眾 mín zhòng the populace / the masses / the common people syn 常规 常規 cháng guī code of conduct / conventions / common practice / routine (medical procedure etc) syn 常见 常見 cháng jiàn commonly seen / common / to see sth frequently syn 共识 共識 gòng shí common understanding / consensus 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 百姓 bǎi xìng common people syn 同感 tóng gǎn (have the) same feeling / similar impression / common feeling syn 普遍 pǔ biàn universal / general / widespread / common syn 常理 cháng lǐ common sense / conventional reasoning and morals syn 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 公元前 gōng yuán qián BCE (before the Common Era) / BC (before Christ) 常用 cháng yòng in common usage 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom) / surpassing / preeminent / outstanding syn 黑猩猩 hēi xīng xing common chimpanzee 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal / common occurrence / nothing out of the ordinary syn 公元 gōng yuán CE (Common Era) / Christian Era / AD (Anno Domini) syn 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 