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HSK 7

English Meaning

to engage (a teacher etc); to hire; to betroth; betrothal gift; to get married (of woman)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
不然这样 我请我爹拟一张聘书
HSK 7 00:02
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也没什么不可以的

“there's nothing wrong with that.”

“How about this? I'll ask my father to draw up a letter of engagement,”

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把八爷请到田墨做掌事 够了

“hiring him as head of our ink workshop... Enough!”

《家业》 · business_and_trade
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三媒六聘在何处啊
HSK 7 00:01
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“You have no proper standing here because you failed to follow the proper marital protocols.”

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再加上

“On top of that,”

“have there been proper betrothal rituals?”

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至于入赘之事

“As for him marrying into your family,”

《逐玉》 · historical_and_court
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魏庄要是真能聘得这执事 你们家的苦日子
HSK 7 00:03
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单就这么大一个喝水的杯子啊 就能卖五十贯

“Just a water cup this big alone can fetch fifty string.”

“If Wei Zhuang can secure this steward position, your family's hardships would finally be over.”

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可算是到头了呀

“your family's hardships would finally be over.”

《莫离》 · daily_life
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