to employ; to hire

to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. [ping4]

letter of appointment; contract

to appoint (to a position); appointed

betrothal gift

betrothal money (given to the bride's family)

international exchange of visits; to visit as envoy; to visit as family representative for purpose of marriage arrangement (traditional culture)

formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)