订婚戒

訂婚戒

dìnghūnjiè

noun

Measure Word

一枚订婚戒 méi

Meanings

1 engagement ring

Characters

to promise, book

ring (short for 戒指)

Examples

HSK 4

订婚戒一般戴在左手无名指。

Dìnghūnjiè yìbān dài zài zuǒshǒu wúmíngzhǐ.

The engagement ring is usually worn on the left ring finger.

HSK 7-9

他攒了半年的工资买订婚戒。

Tā zǎn le bàn nián de gōngzī mǎi dìnghūnjiè.

He saved half a year's salary to buy the engagement ring.

Tips

culture

Also written 订婚戒指. Full form of 戒 is 戒指 (ring). DR (Darry Ring) popularized the 男士一生仅能定制一枚 (a man can only ever order one) marketing hook in China; 周大福 and 老凤祥 dominate the mass market.

Stroke Order

订 dìng

婚 hūn

戒 jiè