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hūn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to marry
  2. 2. marriage
  3. 3. wedding
  4. 4. to take a wife

Example Sentences

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前張開眼, 後半閉眼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 806179)

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Words Containing 婚

已婚已育
yǐ hūn yǐ yù

married, with one or more children

未婚妻
wèi hūn qī

fiancée

婚前性行为
hūn qián xìng xíng wéi

premarital sex

因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn

(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

同婚
tóng hūn

same-sex marriage

提婚
tí hūn

to propose marriage

婚纱
hūn shā

wedding dress

征婚
zhēng hūn

to look for a partner

证婚
zhèng hūn

to be witness (at a wedding)

婚外情
hūn wài qíng

extramarital affair

退婚
tuì hūn

to break off an engagement

小别胜新婚
xiǎo bié shèng xīn hūn

reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)

婚姻
hūn yīn

matrimony

重婚
chóng hūn

bigamy

适婚期
shì hūn qī

age range suitable for getting married

纸婚
zhǐ hūn

paper wedding (first wedding anniversary)

新婚燕尔
xīn hūn yàn ěr

newlyweds

成婚
chéng hūn

to get married

适婚
shì hūn

of marriageable age

少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán

When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)

婚龄
hūn líng

length of married life

证婚人
zhèng hūn rén

wedding witness

男婚女嫁
nán hūn nǚ jià

to celebrate a wedding

已婚
yǐ hūn

married

婚约
hūn yuē

engagement

婚假
hūn jià

marriage leave

初婚
chū hūn

to marry for the first time

试婚
shì hūn

trial marriage

指腹为婚
zhǐ fù wéi hūn

to propose the future marriage of two unborn babies on condition that one turns out to be a boy, and the other, a girl (idiom)

二婚
èr hūn

(coll.) (usu. of women in former times) to marry for the second time

重婚罪
chóng hūn zuì

bigamy

抢婚
qiǎng hūn

marriage by capture

事实婚
shì shí hūn

common-law marriage

裸婚
luǒ hūn

lit. naked wedding

晚婚晚育
wǎn hūn wǎn yù

to marry and give birth late

催婚
cuī hūn

to urge sb (typically, one's adult child or nephew etc) to get married

婚前财产公证
hūn qián cái chǎn gōng zhèng

prenuptial agreement

逃婚
táo hūn

to flee to avoid an arranged marriage

失婚
shī hūn

to lose one's spouse (through marriage failure or bereavement)

早婚
zǎo hūn

to marry too early

婚神星
hūn shén xīng

Juno, an asteroid

婚配
hūn pèi

to marry

包办婚姻
bāo bàn hūn yīn

forced marriage

婚庆
hūn qìng

wedding celebration

悔婚
huǐ hūn

to break a promise of marriage

拼婚
pīn hūn

to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc

冥婚
míng hūn

posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)

结婚证
jié hūn zhèng

marriage certificate

结婚纪念日
jié hūn jì niàn rì

wedding anniversary

非婚生
fēi hūn shēng

born out of wedlock

未婚
wèi hūn

unmarried

再婚
zài hūn

to remarry

银婚
yín hūn

silver wedding (25th wedding anniversary)

童婚
tóng hūn

child marriage

锡婚
xī hūn

tin anniversary; aluminum anniversary (10th wedding anniversary)

闪电结婚
shǎn diàn jié hūn

to get married soon after meeting

新婚
xīn hūn

newly wed

婚筵
hūn yán

wedding reception

婚姻法
hūn yīn fǎ

marriage law

婚友
hūn yǒu

singles seeking marriage partners

杂婚
zá hūn

mixed marriage

婚变
hūn biàn

marriage upheaval (infidelity, divorce etc)

结婚
jié hūn

to marry

未婚夫
wèi hūn fū

fiancé

婚典
hūn diǎn

wedding

婚嫁
hūn jià

marriage

婚介
hūn jiè

matchmaking

通婚
tōng hūn

to intermarry

急婚族
jí hūn zú

(coll.) those who are in a rush to get married

订婚
dìng hūn

to get engaged

婚外恋
hūn wài liàn

see 婚外情[hūn wài qíng]

结婚生子
jié hūn shēng zǐ

to get married and have kids

恐婚
kǒng hūn

to have an aversion to getting married

聘娶婚
pìn qǔ hūn

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

新婚夫妇
xīn hūn fū fù

newly married couple

奉子成婚
fèng zǐ chéng hūn

to marry after getting pregnant

先有后婚
xiān yǒu hòu hūn

to marry after getting pregnant

婚期
hūn qī

wedding day

婚姻介绍所
hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ

marriage agency

婚礼
hūn lǐ

wedding ceremony

复婚
fù hūn

to remarry (the same person)

毕婚
bì hūn

to get married right after graduation

形婚
xíng hūn

sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage

赖婚
lài hūn

to go back on a marriage contract

婚外
hūn wài

extramarital

婚恋
hūn liàn

love and marriage

婚宴
hūn yàn

wedding reception

宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

二婚头
èr hūn tóu

remarried lady (contemptuous term)

婚事
hūn shì

wedding

非婚生子女
fēi hūn shēng zǐ nǚ

an illegitimate child

许婚
xǔ hūn

to become engaged

离婚
lí hūn

to divorce

求婚
qiú hūn

to propose marriage

婚姻调解
hūn yīn tiáo jiě

marriage counseling

婚前
hūn qián

premarital

婚纱摄影
hūn shā shè yǐng

wedding photos (done in studio, kit and caboodle taken care of by the studio)