汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 下嫁
下嫁
(of a woman) to marry a man of lower social status / to marry down
xià jià
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不过,“下嫁”也有下嫁的好处。

But "marrying down" has its benefits.

因此她们不得不问自己:我是不是该随便找个男人将就一下算了(用社会的说法就是“下嫁”)?

Instead, they were forced to ask themselves: Will I marry a man who has poor prospects (" marrying down, "in sociological parlance)?