相配人

xiāngpèirén

noun

Meanings

1 well-matched couple
2 two people well-suited for each other
3 match (in marriage)

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Examples

他们俩真是天生的相配人。

Tāmen liǎ zhēnshi tiānshēng de xiāngpèirén.

The two of them are truly a heaven-made match.

找到合适的相配人不容易。

Zhǎodào héshì de xiāngpèirén bù róngyì.

It's not easy to find the right match.

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usage

Less common than 般配 (bānpèi, '(of a couple) well-matched') or 良配 (liángpèi, 'good match'). 相配人 frames the matched parties as people; the idea behind it is 相 ('mutually') + 配 ('match, pair') + 人 ('people').

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

配 pèi

人 rén