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结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married

HSK 3word

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结婚 (jié hūn) means "to marry; to get married." It appears in 他们明年结婚。 (They are getting married next year.) and 你结婚了吗? (Are you married?) When A asks 你哥哥结婚了吗? (Is your older brother married?), B replies 还没有,他明年结婚。 (Not yet, he is getting married next year.)

What does 结婚 mean?

  1. 1.

    to marry; to get marriedverb

What do the characters in 结婚 mean?

  • 结to bind
  • 婚(bound form) to marry

How do you use 结婚?

See it in 明年结婚 and 结婚了吗

What are some examples of 结婚 in a sentence?

  1. 他们明年结婚。

    Tāmen míngnián jiéhūn.

    They are getting married next year.

  2. 你结婚了吗?

    Nǐ jiéhūn le ma?

    Are you married?

How is 结婚 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你哥哥结婚了吗?

    Nǐ gēge jiéhūn le ma?

    Is your older brother married?

  2. Speaker B:

    还没有,他明年结婚。

    Hái méiyǒu, tā míngnián jiéhūn.

    Not yet, he is getting married next year.

  3. Speaker A:

    太好了!

    Tài hǎo le!

    That's great!

  4. Speaker B:

    你也来吧!

    Nǐ yě lái ba!

    You should come too!

Can you use 结婚 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他们明年___。 (They are getting married next year.)
  2. 2.What does 你结婚了吗? mean?
  3. 3.What does 结婚 mean in 他明年结婚?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.