结婚

jié hūn

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

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Definitions

1. to marry
2. to get married

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 离婚 lí hūn 离婚 lí hūn to divorce 结束婚姻关系: to divorce

Counterparts

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• 娶 qǔ 娶 qǔ to take a wife 男性主语娶妻: to take a wife
• 嫁 jià 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry 女性主语嫁人: (of a woman) to marry

Related words

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• 婚姻 hūn yīn 婚姻 hūn yīn matrimony 婚姻状态或概念: matrimony

Usage notes

Collocations

结婚后面不能直接跟宾语，需用“跟/和……结婚”的结构。

Common mistakes

不说“结婚她”，正确说法是“跟她结婚”。

Example Sentences

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结婚 是人生中的大事。

Getting married is a major event in life.

他们去年 结婚 了。

They got married last year.

明天是我们 结婚 的纪念日。

Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary.

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Words Containing 结婚

• 结婚生子 结婚生子 jié hūn shēng zǐ: to get married and have kids
• 结婚纪念日 结婚纪念日 jié hūn jì niàn rì: wedding anniversary
• 结婚证 结婚证 jié hūn zhèng: marriage certificate
• 闪电结婚 闪电结婚 shǎn diàn jié hūn: to get married soon after meeting

Child Words of 结婚

• 结 结 jiē: (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
• 结 结 jié: knot
• 婚 婚 hūn: to marry