qì
妻
to marry a woman to someone
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to marry a woman to (someone)
literaryArchaic and literary usage; rarely used in modern spoken Chinese.
Fù父
mǔ母
yù欲
qì妻
zhī之
，
bǐ彼
gù固
cí辞
bù不
shòu受
。
His parents wanted to marry him to her, but he firmly refused.
Xī昔
zhě者
，
yǒu有
shì士
jiāng将
qì妻
qí其
nǚ女
yú于
lín邻
。
Once, a scholar was going to marry his daughter to a neighbor.
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Jūn君
qì妻
zhī之
yǐ以
gōng公
zhǔ主
，
yǐ以
shì示
róng荣
chǒng宠
。
The ruler married a princess to him to show honor and favor.
Xiāng乡
rén人
qì妻
qí其
mèi妹
yú于
fù富
shāng商
。
A villager married his younger sister to a wealthy merchant.
Bǐ彼
suī虽
pín贫
，
rén人
réng仍
yuàn愿
qì妻
zhī之
。
Although he is poor, people still want to marry their daughters to him.