婚礼 婚禮 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony / wedding / CL:場|场[chang3] 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 大事 dà shì major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire / clothes / dress syn 彩排 cǎi pái dress rehearsal / to have a dress rehearsal syn 装扮 裝扮 zhuāng bàn to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to disguise oneself syn 晚礼服 晚禮服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress 着装 著裝 zhuó zhuāng to dress / dress / clothes / outfit syn 婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement / wedding contract 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 婚宴 hūn yàn wedding reception syn 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 装潢 裝潢 zhuāng huáng to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging syn 婚事 hūn shì wedding / marriage / CL:門|门[men2],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 女方 nǚ fāng the bride's side (of a wedding) / of the bride's party 装点 裝點 zhuāng diǎn to decorate / to dress up / to deck syn 婚期 hūn qī wedding day syn 便装 便裝 biàn zhuāng casual dress syn 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion / wedding syn 看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 便服 biàn fú everyday clothes / informal dress / civilian clothes syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself syn 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony / (fig.) to take as one's wife / to marry (a woman) syn 证婚人 證婚人 zhèng hūn rén wedding witness syn 奇装异服 奇裝異服 qí zhuāng yì fú bizarre dress 不修边幅 不修邊幅 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner syn 滚边 滾邊 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging syn 佳期 jiā qī wedding day / day of tryst syn 喜帖 xǐ tiě wedding invitation 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 证婚 證婚 zhèng hūn to be witness (at a wedding) syn 披挂 披掛 pī guà to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear syn 喜宴 xǐ yàn wedding banquet syn 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 喜酒 xǐ jiǔ wedding feast / liquor drunk at a wedding feast syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 中装 中裝 zhōng zhuāng Chinese dress syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 拜天地 bài tiān dì to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂 syn 婚庆 婚慶 hūn qìng wedding celebration 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 初夜 chū yè early evening / wedding night / (fig.) first sexual encounter 婚纱摄影 婚紗攝影 hūn shā shè yǐng wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio) 韩服 韓服 hán fú hanbok (traditional Korean dress) 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 浓妆 濃妝 nóng zhuāng heavy makeup and gaudy dress 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 穿着打扮 穿著打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance 汉服 漢服 hàn fú traditional Han Chinese dress 拜堂 bài táng ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / same as 拜天地 龙袍 龍袍 lóng páo dragon robe / emperor's court dress 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) 百年好合 bǎi nián hǎo hé may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting) 结婚纪念日 結婚紀念日 jié hūn jì niàn rì wedding anniversary 婚典 hūn diǎn wedding / marriage celebration 盈门 盈門 yíng mén lit. fill the door / fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion) 朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times syn 穿 chuān to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 婚 hūn to marry / marriage / wedding / to take a wife syn 衣 yì to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 靓 靚 jìng to make up (one's face) / to dress / (of one's dress) beautiful 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run syn 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment syn 褶 xí (arch.) court dress syn 傧相 儐相 bīn xiàng attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding 花童 huā tóng page boy / flower girl (at a wedding) 纸婚 紙婚 zhǐ hūn paper wedding (first wedding anniversary) 祺 qí auspicious / propitious / good luck / felicity / euphoria / used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress syn 银婚 銀婚 yín hūn silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary) 喜筵 xǐ yán wedding banquet / congratulatory feast syn 扮装 扮裝 bàn zhuāng to dress up and make up (like an actor) syn 吹鼓手 chuī gǔ shǒu (old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession / (fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises / booster syn 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 妆饰 妝飾 zhuāng shì to dress up syn 娃娃装 娃娃裝 wá wa zhuāng baby-doll dress 重孝 zhòng xiào mourning dress syn 炝 熗 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further syn 乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit 洞房花烛 洞房花燭 dòng fáng huā zhú bridal room and ornamented candles / wedding festivities (idiom) syn 襢 zhàn unadorned but elegant dress 纑 lú hempen thread / to dress hemp 襶 dài untidy (in dress) 男婚女嫁 nán hūn nǚ jià to celebrate a wedding syn 襛 nóng bright light / warm dress 髽 zhuā dress the hair 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters 红色炸弹 紅色炸彈 hóng sè zhà dàn (jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift) 