相亲角

相親角

xiāngqīnjiǎo

noun

Measure Word

一个相亲角 gè

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

上海人民广场的相亲角全国有名。

Shànghǎi Rénmín Guǎngchǎng de xiāngqīnjiǎo quánguó yǒumíng.

The matchmaking corner at Shanghai's People's Square is famous nationwide.

妈妈每个周末都去相亲角给我打广告。

Māma měi gè zhōumò dōu qù xiāngqīnjiǎo gěi wǒ dǎ guǎnggào.

Every weekend my mom goes to the matchmaking corner to advertise me.

Tips

culture

Per CC-CEDICT: '相亲角', a gathering in a park where parents seek marriage partners for their adult children by displaying posters of their unmarried 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

相 xiāng

亲 qīn

角 jiǎo