娶

qǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

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

Character focus

Stroke order

11 strokes

Word relationships

Counterparts

1 item

嫁

jià

(of a woman) to marry

嫁给 (of a woman) to marry a man

Related words

1 item

结婚

jié hūn

to marry

to get married (general, mutual action)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Use 娶 only when a man marries a woman; the woman 'marries' the man with 嫁.

Formality

娶 is neutral but rarely used in direct 'I marry you' declarations; 结婚 is more common in everyday speech.

Example Sentences

2 shown

他想娶她为妻。

He wants to marry her as his wife.

George 娶了我妹妹。

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Words Containing 娶

to take a wife

to get oneself a wife

to take a wife

marriage

to be officially wed

a bachelor

not yet married

to remarry

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