| 有希望 | yǒu xī wàng | hopeful / promising / prospective |  |
| 门当户对 | mén dāng hù duì | the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match |  |
| 做媒 | zuò méi | to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) | |
| 保媒 | bǎo méi | to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) | |
| 问名 | wèn míng | to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family | |
| 招聘者 | zhāo pìn zhě | prospective employer / person advertising a job / recruiter | |
| 前瞻性灾害风险管理 | | prospective disaster risk management | |
| 未来发展研究方桉 | | Programme on Prospective Development Studies | |
