私定終身 sī dìng zhōng shēng

to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval

Characters

Character Meaning
私 sī HSK 5
private; personal; selfish
定 dìng HSK 3
to decide; to determine; to set
終 zhōng
end; finish
身 shēng HSK 2
body; oneself; personally