Meaning of 保媒
保媒 means act as matchmaker; arrange a marriage. Pronounced bǎo méi.
- act as matchmaker; arrange a marriage
Definitions & Examples
Wáng王
ā阿
yí姨
jīng经
cháng常
bāng帮
lín邻
lǐ里
bǎo保
méi媒
，
yǐ已
jīng经
cù促
chéng成
le了
shí十
jǐ几
duì对
yīn姻
yuán缘
。
Aunt Wang often acts as a matchmaker for neighbors and has helped bring together over ten couples.
Zài在
guò过
qù去
de的
xiāng乡
cūn村
，
bǎo保
méi媒
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
rén人
qíng情
wǎng往
lái来
。
In past rural villages, acting as a matchmaker was a very common social courtesy.
Tā她
shòu受
péng朋
yǒu友
zhī之
tuō托
wèi为
qí其
nǚ女
ér儿
bǎo保
méi媒
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
zhǎo找
dào到
hé合
shì适
de的
bàn伴
lǚ侣
。
She was asked by her friend to act as a matchmaker for her daughter, hoping to find a suitable partner.
Chuán传
tǒng统
shè社
huì会
lǐ里
，
bǎo保
méi媒
de的
rén人
tōng通
cháng常
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
méi媒
pó婆
。
In traditional society, people who acted as matchmakers were usually called matchmaker women.
Tā他
de的
yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
kào靠
bǎo保
méi媒
wéi维
chí持
shēng生
jì计
。
His grandfather made a living as a matchmaker when he was young.