qī
妻
wife; to marry off a daughter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to marry off a daughter
literaryThis is a classical literary usage, rarely used in modern daily spoken Mandarin.
Gǔ古
shí时
dà大
hù户
rén人
jiā家
cháng常
jiāng将
yòu幼
nǚ女
qī妻
yǔ与
shū书
xiāng香
mén门
dì第
zǐ子
dì弟
。
In ancient times, wealthy families often married their young daughters to scholars from reputable families.
Tā他
jiāng将
zhǎng长
nǚ女
qī妻
yǔ与
lín邻
cūn村
de的
xiù秀
cái才
。
He married his eldest daughter to the scholar from the neighboring village.