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娶

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Definitions

  1. 1. to take a wife
  2. 2. to marry (a woman)

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George 娶 了我妹妹。
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Words Containing 娶

娶妻
qǔ qī

to take a wife

娶媳妇
qǔ xí fù

to get oneself a wife

娶亲
qǔ qīn

to take a wife

嫁娶
jià qǔ

marriage

明媒正娶
míng méi zhèng qǔ

to be officially wed

未娶
wèi qǔ

a bachelor

未娶妻
wèi qǔ qī

not yet married

续娶
xù qǔ

to remarry

聘娶婚
pìn qǔ hūn

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

迎娶
yíng qǔ

(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony

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