Dowry in Chinese: 嫁妆 (jià zhuang)

jià zhuang

dowry

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嫁妝1 example sentence

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  1. 1dowry

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Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄚˋ

jià

/ j/ i/ aˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄓㄨㄤ

zhuang

˙/ neutral tone/ zh/ u/ ang

Simplified & traditional

嫁妆

Simplified

嫁妝

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她母亲为她准备了不少嫁妆。

    tā mǔ qīn wèi tā zhǔn bèi le bù shǎo jià zhuang。

    Her mother prepared quite a lot of dowry for her.

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