相亲角

相親角
xiāngqīnjiǎo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 matchmaking corner (a park gathering where parents post their unmarried children's bios)

Examples

HSK 4
Māma měi gè zhōumò dōu qù xiāngqīnjiǎo gěi wǒ dǎ guǎnggào.
Every weekend my mom goes to the matchmaking corner to advertise me.
HSK 5
Shànghǎi Rénmín Guǎngchǎng de xiāngqīnjiǎo quánguó yǒumíng.
The matchmaking corner at Shanghai's People's Square is famous nationwide.

Tips

culture
相亲角 is a gathering in a park where parents seek marriage partners for their adult children by displaying posters of the child's stats - height, salary, hukou, education. The Shanghai 人民广场 (People's Square) corner has been running since the mid-2000s and is the canonical example.

Stroke Order

xiāng
qīn
jiǎo