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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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) 机构 機構 jī gòu mechanism / structure / organization / agency / institution / CL:所[suo3] syn 社 shè (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land syn 情报局 情報局 qíng bào jú intelligence agency 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent syn 办事处 辦事處 bàn shì chù office / agency 旅行社 lǚ xíng shè travel agency 经销商 經銷商 jīng xiāo shāng dealer / seller / distributor / broker / agency / franchise (i.e. company) / retail outlet 宇航局 yǔ háng jú space agency syn 新闻网 新聞網 xīn wén wǎng news agency 福利院 fú lì yuàn welfare agency syn 航天局 háng tiān jú space agency syn 路透社 lù tòu shè Reuters News Agency 专营店 專營店 zhuān yíng diàn exclusive agency / franchised shop / authorized store 新华社 新華社 xīn huá shè Xinhua News Agency, founded in 1931 as the press outlet of the Chinese Communist Party 专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn 法新社 fǎ xīn shè Agence France Presse / AFP news agency 中央社 zhōng yāng shè Central News Agency (Taiwan) 中情局 zhōng qíng jú US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[Zhong1yang1 Qing2bao4ju2]) 中央情报局 中央情報局 zhōng yāng qíng bào jú US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA 执行机构 執行機構 zhí xíng jī gòu executing agency 卫生署 衛生署 wèi shēng shǔ health bureau (or office, or department, or agency) 路透 lù tòu Reuters (news agency) 海事局 hǎi shì jú PRC Maritime Safety Agency 国际货运代理 國際貨運代理 guó jì huò yùn dài lǐ international transport agency 共同社 gòng tóng shè Kyōdō, Japanese news agency 国家安全局 國家安全局 guó jiā ān quán jú National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw) / National Security Agency (NSA) (USA) 反贪局 反貪局 Anti-Corruption Agency 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 承销商 承銷商 chéng xiāo shāng underwriting company / dealership / sales agency 航空局 háng kōng jú aviation agency 环境保护局 huán jìng bǎo hù jú Environmental Protection Agency 长乐 長樂 cháng lè Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门[Tu3men2] 女家 nǚ jiā bride's family (in marriage) 易游网 易遊網 yì yóu wǎng ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency 塔斯社 tǎ sī shè TASS / Information Telegraph Agency of Russia 国家医药管理局 國家醫藥管理局 State Pharmaceutical Agency 举案齐眉 舉案齊眉 jǔ àn qí méi lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom) / mutual respect in a marriage syn 齐大非偶 齊大非偶 qí dà fēi ǒu too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom) 形婚 xíng hūn sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage (abbr. for 形式婚姻[xing2 shi4 hun1 yin1]) 包办婚姻 包辦婚姻 bāo bàn hūn yīn forced marriage / arranged marriage (without the consent of the individuals) 事实婚 事實婚 shì shí hūn common-law marriage / de facto marriage 拖油瓶 tuō yóu píng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage / children by a previous marriage 同婚 tóng hūn same-sex marriage / gay marriage 求亲 求親 qiú qīn to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter) / to seek a marriage alliance syn 美国国际开发署 美國國際開發署 měi guó guó jì kāi fā shǔ United States Agency for International Development / Agency for International Development 联合国青春期少女问题机构间工作队 United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Adolescent Girls / Inter-Agency Task Force on Adolescent Girls 欧盟成员国欧洲外部边界行动合作管理局 歐盟成員國歐洲外部邊界行動合作管理局 European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union / European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders Frontex 联合国机构间运动会 聯合國機構間運動會 United Nations Inter-Agency Games / Inter-Agency Games 机构间运动会 機構間運動會 United Nations Inter-Agency Games / Inter-Agency Games 国际开发署 國際開發署 United States Agency for International Development / Agency for International Development 战后和灾后重建与恢复机构间常设委员会 戰後和災後重建與恢複機構間常設委員會 Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Post-War and Disaster Reconstruction and Rehabilitation / Inter-Agency Standing Committee 机构间常设委员会 機構間常設委員會 Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Post-War and Disaster Reconstruction and Rehabilitation / Inter-Agency Standing Committee 土着问题常设论坛机构间支助小组 土著問題常設論壇機構間支助小組 Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues / Inter-Agency Support Group 