dowry meaning in Chinese
n.
1.嫁妆，嫁资。
2.天赋，天禀，才能。
3.〔古语〕寡妇(继承亡夫的一份)产业。
4.〔古语〕(丈夫给新娘的)财礼。
Examples
- He answered that he would give her twenty thousand crowns for her dowry and half his estate at his death .
他答应说，他准备给她两万克郎作为陪嫁，她死的时候再分给她一半田产。 - They prayed for a mere girl, thinking a large dowry would buy the daughter a husband from a poor family who would take their clan name .
他们祈祷只生一个女儿，他们想，有一大笔陪嫁，就可以招一个穷人家的孩子入赘，由他来继承他们家族的姓氏。 - Assure your good people that the dowry will be appropriate
和你家人讲准备好嫁妆 - The dowry of my wife was very little in that age
那个年代，我妻子的嫁妆很少。 - Sometimes , dowries are paid to the women ' s families
有的时候会付嫁妆给女方的家人。