结婚 (jiéhūn) — to marry; to get married
HSK 3 | verb | to enter into marriage
结婚 (jiéhūn)
结婚 means to get married and describes the act of two people formally becoming a married couple.
Meanings
- [verb] to marry; to get married — to formally enter into the institution of marriage
Example Sentences
他们去年结婚了。 Tāmen qùnián jiéhūn le. They got married last year.
你打算什么时候结婚？ Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou jiéhūn? When do you plan to get married?
结婚是人生中的大事。 Jiéhūn shì rénshēng zhōng de dàshì. Getting married is a major event in life.
他们结婚已经十年了。 Tāmen jiéhūn yǐjīng shí nián le. They have been married for ten years already.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 准备结婚 | to prepare to get married |
| 结婚典礼 | wedding ceremony |
| 结婚纪念日 | wedding anniversary |
| 快要结婚了 | about to get married |
Memory Hook
结 (to tie; to knot) plus 婚 (marriage) — tying the knot of marriage: 结婚.