How to say “get married” in Chinese
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“Get married” in Chinese is 结婚, jié hūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
结婚 is read jié hūn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: tying a knot.
On the left, 女 “woman”; on the right, 昏 hūn “dusk” hints at the sound.
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 “结婚”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 结婚. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我姐姐跟王医生结婚了。wǒjiějiegēnWángyīshēngjiéhūnleMy older sister married Dr. Wang.
- 你结婚了吗？nǐjiéhūnlemaAre you married?
- 他们结婚三年了。tāmenjiéhūnsānniánleThey've been married for three years.
- 我听说他结婚了wǒtīngshuōtājiéhūnleI heard he got married.
- 朋友结婚，我不能不去。péngyoujiéhūn,wǒbùnéngbúqùMy friend is getting married — I can't not go.
- 你听说了吗？老王要结婚了！nǐtīngshuōlema,lǎoWángyàojiéhūnleHave you heard? Lao Wang is getting married!
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get married” in Chinese?
“Get married” in Chinese is 结婚, pinyin jiéhūn.
What does 结婚 mean?
结婚 (jiéhūn) means “get married”.
How do you write 结婚?
结婚 is 2 characters: 结 (jié) — tie; knot; 婚 (hūn) — marriage, wedding. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 结婚?
结婚 is read jiéhūn. Tones: jié — second tone, hūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get married” in the lesson “Husband and wife”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. 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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