婚约和聘礼在实践中大量存在,彩礼不是结婚的法定要件,但受民俗、民规的制约。彩礼不仅仅涉及金钱,更反映出财产权、人身权间的博弈。本文在分析彩礼的法律内涵及法律定性的基础上,就生活中常见的高额彩礼、彩礼返还、彩礼诈骗、贩卖妇女等问题进行分析,旨在使得彩礼问题规范化、法治化。 Marriage and dowry in practice a lot of existence, the bride price is not the legal requirements of marriage, but by the folk, the rules of the people. The bride price not only involves money but also reflects the game between property rights and personal rights. Based on the analysis of the legal connotation and legal nature of bridewealth, this article analyzes the common problems of high bride price, return of bride price, fraud of bridewealth and trafficking of women in life so as to standardize and legalize the bride price.