Definition & Meaning

dowry; trousseau

Word usage

Words with jia zhuang

jià zhuang

嫁 妆

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n.dowry; trousseau
- gěi nǚ ér zhǔn bèi fèn jià zhuang
  给女儿准备份嫁妆
  dower a daughter
- cǎi bàn jià zhuang
  采办嫁妆
  collect a trousseau
- jià zhuang xí sú
  嫁妆习俗
  dowry system
- zhè ge fù rén shī qù le jià zhuang hé dì chǎn
  这个妇人失去了嫁妆和地产。
  The wife lost her dowry and her lands.
- zhè ge nǚ ér de jià zhuang huò jié hūn yàn xí shí zài hán chěn de kě lián
  这个女儿的嫁妆或结婚宴席实在寒碜得可怜。
  The daughter's dowry or wedding feast is so pitiably small.
synonym
péi jià陪嫁 jià lián嫁奁 péi lián陪奁

Word usage

Note
"嫁妆" cannot be written as "嫁装".
common measure word
"嫁妆" is often matched with measure word "份"or"笔"or"件".
- 一份嫁妆
  one dowry
- 一笔嫁妆
  one dowry
- 一件嫁妆
  one dowry

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