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 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 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 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion 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 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 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 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 冥婚 míng hūn posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead) 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 法 灋 fǎ old variant of 法[fa3] / law syn 法律 fǎ lǜ law / CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] syn 法庭 fǎ tíng court of law syn 准 準 zhǔn accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- syn 亲 親 qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring syn 无辜 無辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) syn 法院 fǎ yuàn court of law / court syn 违反 違反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) syn 治安 zhì ān law and order / public security syn 判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law) / to pass judgment on / to sentence syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 委托人 wěi tuō rén (law) client / trustor 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 裁判 cái pàn (law) to judge / to adjudicate / verdict / judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire / referee / judge syn 证物 證物 zhèng wù exhibit (law) syn 法案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal / fugitive from the law syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up / to come to blows / battery (law) syn 过失 過失 guò shī error / fault / (law) negligence / delinquency syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 法学院 法學院 fǎ xué yuàn law school 婆婆 pó po husband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma syn 管制 guǎn zhì to control / to restrict / (PRC law) non-custodial sentence with specified restrictions on one's activities for up to 3 years (e.g. not to participate in demonstrations) syn 庇护 庇護 bì hù to shelter / to protect / to provide refuge / (law) asylum syn 法定 fǎ dìng statutory / law-based / legal syn 女婿 nǚ xù daughter's husband / son-in-law syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 岳父 yuè fù wife's father, father-in-law syn 绳之以法 繩之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ to punish according to the law / to bring to justice syn 通缉犯 通緝犯 tōng jī fàn wanted criminal / fugitive (from the law) 守法 shǒu fǎ to abide by the law 岳母 yuè mǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law syn 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 