相亲节目

相親節目

xiāngqīn jiémù

noun

Measure Word

一档相亲节目 dàng

Meanings

1 dating show (TV program)
2 blind-date variety show

Characters

parent / intimate

section, episode

Examples

HSK 3

我妈特别爱看相亲节目。

Wǒ mā tèbié ài kàn xiāngqīn jiémù.

My mom really loves watching dating shows.

HSK 7-9

《非诚勿扰》是一档有名的相亲节目。

《 Fēichéngwùrǎo 》 shì yí dàng yǒumíng de xiāngqīn jiémù.

If You Are the One is a famous dating show.

Tips

culture

A staple Chinese TV genre since the 2000s. The dominant show is Jiangsu TV's 非诚勿扰 (If You Are the One, 2010 onwards). Others include 我们约会吧 and 爱情保卫战. Different in format from Western dating shows: usually a single man facing a panel of women.

In Pop Culture

非诚勿扰 Fēichéngwùrǎo

If You Are the One

The long-running Jiangsu TV dating show (since 2010) that defined the modern Chinese 相亲节目 format, hosted for years by Meng Fei 孟非.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

亲 qīn

节 jié

目 mù