How to say “wedding” in Chinese

婚礼

hūnlǐ

wedding

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Family and loved ones”

“Wedding” in Chinese is 婚礼, hūn lǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

婚礼 is read hūn lǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

hūn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

lǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

婚

hūn — marriage, wedding

On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 昏 hūn “dusk” hints at the sound.

礼

lǐ — ritual, courtesy

On the left, 礻 is a compressed “altar, ritual”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “婚礼”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 婚礼. Tap the sound icon to listen.

下个月我要参加朋友的婚礼。xiàgeyuèwǒyàocānjiāpéngyoudehūnlǐNext month I'm going to a friend's wedding.
他们的婚礼非常浪漫tāmendehūnlǐfēichánglàngmànTheir wedding was very romantic.
没能参加你的婚礼我很遗憾méinéngcānjiānǐdehūnlǐ,wǒhěnyíhànI'm so sorry I couldn't make it to your wedding.
我们的婚礼是中式的。wǒmendehūnlǐshìzhōngshìdeOur wedding is Chinese-style.
他特地从外地赶来参加我的婚礼。tātèdìcóngwàidìgǎnláicānjiāwǒdehūnlǐHe came all the way from another city specially for my wedding.

More words from the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “wedding” in Chinese?

“Wedding” in Chinese is 婚礼, pinyin hūnlǐ.

What does 婚礼 mean?

婚礼 (hūnlǐ) means “wedding”.

How do you write 婚礼?

婚礼 is 2 characters: 婚 (hūn) — marriage, wedding; 礼 (lǐ) — ritual, courtesy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 婚礼?

婚礼 is read hūnlǐ. Tones: hūn — first tone, lǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“wedding” in the lesson “The wedding and the breakup”

This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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