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dowry

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jia4zhuang5 jiàzhuang

Meaning


Primary

dowry

Mnemonic


嫁妆 Dowry is the most effective 妆 makeup a woman can have if she wants 嫁 to marry someone, because it is said a large enough 嫁妆 dowry makes anyone stunningly beautiful. Of course, it isn't real 妆 makeup, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage


这 是 她 妈妈 留给 她 的 嫁妆。

This is the dowry her mother left for her.

她 的 嫁妆 里 有 很 多 家具。

Her dowry includes a lot of furniture.

一 千 美元 的 嫁妆。

A dowry of one thousand dollars.