| 定亲 | dìng qīn | to settle a marriage / betrothal |  |
| 受聘 | shòu pìn | hired (for employment) / invited (e.g. to lecture) / engaged (for a task) / (in olden times) betrothal gift from the groom's family |  |
| 聘礼 | pìn lǐ | betrothal gift | |
| 彩礼 | cǎi lǐ | betrothal gift / bride price | |
| 聘金 | pìn jīn | betrothal money (given to the bride's family) | |
| 财礼 | cái lǐ | betrothal gift / bride price | |
| 下聘 | xià pìn | to send the betrothal gifts / (fig.) to conclude a marriage | |
| 娃娃亲 | wá wa qīn | arranged betrothal of minors | |
| 定礼 | dìng lǐ | betrothal gift / bride-price | |
| 聘娶婚 | pìn qǔ hūn | formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family) | |
| 待字 | dài zì | (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal | |
