交换戒指

交換戒指

jiāohuàn jièzhǐ

phrase

Meanings

1 to exchange rings (at a wedding)
2 ring exchange ceremony

Characters

to swap; change

to abstain; ring (戒指)

Examples

HSK 7-9

接下来，请新郎新娘交换戒指。

Jiēxiàlái, qǐng xīnláng xīnniáng jiāohuàn jièzhǐ.

Next, let the bride and groom exchange rings.

HSK 7-9

交换戒指的时候她哭了。

Jiāohuàn jièzhǐ de shíhou tā kū le.

She cried during the ring exchange.

Tips

culture

Standard step in modern Chinese weddings, borrowed from Western ceremonies. In traditional Chinese weddings the equivalent moment was 拜天地 - bowing to heaven, earth, and ancestors.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

换 huàn

戒 jiè

指 zhǐ