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情定终身

qíng dìng zhōng shēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

情定終身 情定终身 [qing2 ding4 zhong1 shen1] /(idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows/

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Other forms in these source records: 情定終身

  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion / (bound form) situation; condition

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix; to set; to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) / to congeal; to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 终
    zhōng

    end / finish

  • 身
    shēn

    body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

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