# 嫁妆 (jiàzhuang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 嫁妆 (jiàzhuang) means “dowry; trousseau”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: dowry; trousseau
- Pinyin: jiàzhuang (jia4 zhuang5)
- Traditional: 嫁妝
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 父母为她准备了丰厚的嫁妆。
  Fùmǔ wèi tā zhǔnbèile fēnghòu de jiàzhuang.
  Her parents prepared a generous dowry for her.

## Characters

- [嫁](https://hanziro.com/word/jia-marry/) (jià): (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter
- 妆 (zhuāng): (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup

https://hanziro.com/word/jia-zhuang-dowry/

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