English–Chinese
“get engaged” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindìng hūn
Example
他们昨天订婚了。tā men zuó tiān dìng hūn le
They got engaged yesterday.
How to say “get engaged” in Chinese
“Get engaged” in Chinese is 订婚 (dìng hūn).
The stage in which two people have agreed to marry but are not yet legally married.
Example sentences with 订婚
她去年和大学同学订婚，不久前搬到一起住。tā qù nián hé dà xué tóng xué dìng hūn bù jiǔ qián bān dào yì qǐ zhù
She got engaged to a college classmate last year, and they recently moved in together.
Tips for using 订婚
- In mainland China, this stage is usually a social or family commitment, while legal marriage begins with 婚姻登记 (hūnyīn dēngjì, "marriage registration"), so the two stages are not the same.