下嫁 xià jià

(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status
  2. 2. to marry down

Characters

Character Meaning
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
嫁 jià HSK 5
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter