Matchmaking is the work of bringing two people together, often hoping they will become a couple — the activity, not the person (that person is a matchmaker). Families used to do this quite openly; today apps do a lot of the same work and still call it matching or matchmaking.

Matchmaking Matchmaking is the work of bringing two people together是把兩個人湊在一起的這件事 often hoping they will become a couple常常是希望他們會成為一對 the activity, not the person是指這個活動本身，不是那個人 (that person is a matchmaker)（那個人叫matchmaker，媒人） Families used to do this quite openly以前家族會很公開地做這件事 today apps do a lot of the same work現在App做很多類似的工作 and still call it matching or matchmaking而且還是叫它matching或matchmaking。

The word also covers pairing in games and in business — matching players, matching companies. You can use it as a noun (her matchmaking) or as the -ing of the verb. It is built from match + making, the pairing match again, not the fire-stick.

The word also covers pairing in games and in business這個字也涵蓋遊戲和商業裡的配對 matching players, matching companies像matching players（配對玩家）、matching companies（媒合公司） You can use it as a noun你可以把它當名詞用 (her matchmaking)（像her matchmaking） or as the -ing of the verb或當動詞的-ing形式 It is built from match + making它是由match（配對）加making組成 the pairing match again是「配對」的那個match not the fire-stick不是火柴那個match。

Though actually, younger speakers may hear it first from a dating app or a game, and only later from the old family sense; both are real.

Though actually不過其實 younger speakers年輕一輩的人 may hear it first from a dating app or a game可能最先是從交友App或遊戲裡聽到這個字 and only later from the old family sense後來才聽到老一輩家族牽線的意思 both are real兩種都是真實存在的用法。