做媒

zuòméi

verb #36,986

Meanings

1 to act as a matchmaker
2 to introduce two people for marriage / dating

Characters

matchmaker / medium

Examples

她阿姨给他做媒，介绍了一个女孩。

Tā āyí gěi tā zuòméi, jièshàole yí ge nǚhái.

His aunt played matchmaker and introduced him to a girl.

村里的老太太喜欢给年轻人做媒。

Cūn lǐ de lǎo tàitai xǐhuan gěi niánqīngrén zuòméi.

The old ladies in the village love to set young people up.

现在很少有人做媒了，年轻人都自己找对象。

Xiànzài hěn shǎo yǒu rén zuòméi le, niánqīngrén dōu zìjǐ zhǎo duìxiàng.

Few people play matchmaker these days — young people find partners themselves.

Tips

culture

做媒 was historically a paid profession (媒婆 'matchmaker woman' was a stock figure in Chinese folk drama) and is still alive in rural and traditional families, often handled by an aunt or older neighbor. The grammar is 给 someone 做媒 — 'to do matchmaking for' someone.

Stroke Order

做 zuò

媒 méi