许亲

許親

xǔqīn

verb

Meanings

1 to accept a marriage proposal
2 (of a parent) to promise a daughter in marriage

Characters

to permit / promise

Examples

HSK 7-9

父亲已经把她许亲给邻村的张家。

Fùqīn yǐjīng bǎ tā xǔqīn gěi líncūn de Zhāng jiā.

Her father has already promised her in marriage to the Zhang family in the neighboring village.

HSK 7-9

古代女子的婚事多由父母许亲。

Gǔdài nǚzǐ de hūnshì duō yóu fùmǔ xǔqīn.

In ancient times, a woman's marriage was usually arranged by her parents.

Tips

culture

许亲 belongs to the older arranged-marriage vocabulary, where the verb subject is typically the bride's parents - 'to give consent' to a match. It overlaps with 许配 (to betroth) and survives mostly in historical novels, period dramas, and rural traditional usage.

Stroke Order

许 xǔ

亲 qīn