现在很多人想找一个男朋友或者女朋友，但是不知道在哪认识合适的人，所以越来越多的人选择相亲。
相亲时，有的人会首先考虑对方的长相、职业，有的人会考虑对方有没有钱，也有的人会更在意对方的性格和爱好。
他们会在见面之前先看对方的照片或者先在手机上聊天，如果感觉还不错，就可以线下见面；
如果感觉不好，可能就不联系了。
很多相亲对象都是朋友或者亲人介绍的，所以大家也比较放心。
但也有一些人不喜欢相亲，他们认为相亲认识不太浪漫，希望能自然地、浪漫地认识一个人，然后恋爱，最后可以结婚。
你觉得相亲怎么样？
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 相亲 | xiāng qīn | blind date / arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over / to consider |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 长相 | zhǎng xiàng | appearance / looks / profile / countenance |
| 职业 | zhí yè | occupation; profession; vocation |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about / to mind |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature / disposition / temperament / character |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 爱好 | ài hào | interest; hobby |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph / picture |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation |
| 还 | hái | fairly, passably (good) |
| 不错 | bù cuò | not bad / pretty good |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 线下 | xiàn xià | offline / below the line |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 联系 | lián xì | to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 对象 | duì xiàng | target; object / partner; boyfriend; girlfriend |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 亲人 | qīn rén | one's close relatives |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved / to feel reassured / to be at ease |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 自然 | zì rán | naturally |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 恋爱 | liàn ài | (romantic) love |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | finally; in the end |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |