证明 證明 zhèng míng proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL:個|个[ge4] / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of syn 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 证 證 zhèng certificate / proof / to prove / to demonstrate / to confirm / variant of 症[zheng4] syn 求婚 qiú hūn to propose marriage syn 股票 gǔ piào share certificate / stock (finance) 证件 證件 zhèng jiàn certificate / papers / credentials / document / ID syn 终身 終身 zhōng shēn lifelong / all one's life / marriage syn 证书 證書 zhèng shū credentials / certificate syn 证券 證券 zhèng quàn negotiable security (financial) / certificate / stocks and bonds 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 证明书 證明書 zhèng míng shū certificate 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 男方 nán fāng (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side / the husband's side 凭证 憑證 píng zhèng proof / certificate / receipt / voucher syn 奖状 獎狀 jiǎng zhuàng prize certificate / certificate of merit 考证 考證 kǎo zhèng to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4]) 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 出具 chū jù to issue (document, certificate etc) / to provide 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 欠条 欠條 qiàn tiáo IOU / certificate of indebtedness 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 凭单 憑單 píng dān bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables) syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 户口本 戶口本 hù kǒu běn household register / household registration booklet / residence certificate 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 合格证 合格證 hé gé zhèng certificate of conformity syn 毕业证书 畢業證書 bì yè zhèng shū (PRC) (since 1985) graduation certificate, which certifies that the student has graduated, but not necessarily met all requirements to be awarded a degree certificate 學位證書|学位证书[xue2 wei4 zheng4 shu1] / (1981-1985) graduation certificate, which certified that the student graduated, and, if it included a final sentence indicating a degree type, also certified that the student met all the requirements for a degree syn 房产证 房產證 fáng chǎn zhèng title deeds / certificate of property ownership 开立 開立 kāi lì to set up / to open (an account, a branch store etc) / to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc) syn 学位证书 學位證書 xué wèi zhèng shū diploma (for a degree) / degree certificate 身份认证 身份認證 shēn fèn rèn zhèng certificate 换证 換證 huàn zhèng to renew a certificate (ID card etc) / to leave an ID at the desk to gain entrance 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 数字证书 數字證書 digital certificate 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 票券 piào quàn voucher / share / share certificate 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 证卷 證卷 zhèng juàn a bond (banking) / a share certificate / a unit trust 定亲 定親 dìng qīn to settle a marriage / betrothal syn 产地证 產地證 chǎn dì zhèng certificate of origin (CO or CoO) (commerce) 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 状 狀 zhuàng (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate syn 朱诺 朱諾 zhū nuò Juneau, capital of Alaska / Juno, Roman goddess of marriage 包票 bāo piào guarantee certificate syn 出生证 出生證 chū shēng zhèng birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1] 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) 存款单 存款單 cún kuǎn dān certificate of deposit 病假条 病假條 bìng jià tiáo sick note / medical certificate for sick leave syn 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] 拘留证 jū liú zhèng detention certificate 女家 nǚ jiā bride's family (in marriage) 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) 领证 領證 lǐng zhèng to obtain a certificate or license etc / (esp.) to obtain a marriage certificate / to marry 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]) 适航证 適航證 shì háng zhèng certificate of airworthiness / airworthiness certificate 交货核查证明书 delivery verification certificate / delivery certificate 无爆炸物证书 free from explosive certificate / FFE certificate 航空经营许可证 Air Operator's Certificate (UK) / Air Carrier's Certificate (US) 适航证书 适航證書 shì háng zhèng shū certificate of airworthiness / airworthiness certificate 肄业证书 肄業證書 yì yè zhèng shū certificate of partial completion / certificate of attendance (for a student who did not graduate) 3C sān C abbr. for computers, communications, and consumer electronics / China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) / computers, communications, and consumer electronics / China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) / ordinateurs, communications et électronique grand public / Certificat Obligatoire de Chine (CCC) 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 出生证明 出生證明 chū shēng zhèng míng birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1] 出生证明书 出生證明書 chū shēng zhèng míng shū birth certificate / CL:張|张[zhang1] 劵 quàn variant of 券 / bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half) / contract / deed (i.e. title deeds) / ticket / voucher / certificate 外国人居住证明 外國人居住證明 wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng foreigner's certificate of residence 存款证 存款證 cún kuǎn zhèng certificate of deposit 