The Chinese word 结婚 means “to get married” or “marriage”. It is a compound word made up of the characters 结 meaning “to tie” or “to bind” and 婚 meaning “marriage”. It is commonly used in everyday conversation and formal situations to refer to the act of getting married or the state of being married. For example, 他们结婚了 means “they got married” or “they are married”.
Translation
Noun: marriage, wedding
Verb: to marry
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 他们决定结婚了 | tāmen juédìng jiéhūn le | They decided to get married |
| 他们结婚已经五年了 | tāmen jiéhūn yǐjīng wǔ nián le | They have been married for five years |
| 明年我要结婚了 | míngnián wǒ yào jiéhūn le | I am getting married next year |
| 我们的结婚仪式在教堂举行 | wǒmen de jiéhūn yíshì zài jiàotáng jǔxíng | Our wedding ceremony was held in a church |
| 他们在海边结婚，非常浪漫 | tāmen zài hǎibiān jiéhūn, fēicháng làngmàn | They got married by the seaside, it was very romantic |
| 我们的结婚照片很漂亮 | wǒmen de jiéhūn zhàopiàn hěn piàoliang | Our wedding photos are very beautiful |
| 她的婚纱很漂亮，让人惊艳 | tā de hūnshā hěn piàoliang, ràng rén jīngyàn | Her wedding dress is very beautiful and stunning |
| 我们决定在秋天结婚，因为天气很舒适 | wǒmen juédìng zài qiūtiān jiéhūn, yīnwèi tiānqì hěn shūshì | We decided to get married in the autumn because the weather is comfortable |
HSK
结婚 is part of HSK Level 3 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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