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

他攒了半年的工资买订婚戒。

Tā zǎn le bàn nián de gōngzī mǎi dìnghūn jiè.

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

订婚戒一般戴在左手无名指。

Dìnghūn jiè yìbān dài zài zuǒ shǒu wúmíng zhǐ.

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

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