婚礼

婚礼 hūnlǐ

Wedding ceremony (wedding)

HSK 5 繁體 婚禮 hunli

What 婚礼 means

  1. Wedding ceremony (wedding)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 婚礼 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

婚礼 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

hūn
Marriage (marry)
Ceremony (courtesy - gift - present)

How to write 婚礼

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Questions about 婚礼

What does 婚礼 mean in English?

婚礼 is pronounced hūnlǐ and means Wedding ceremony (wedding).

How do you pronounce 婚礼?

婚礼 is hūnlǐ in pinyin — written hunli without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 婚礼?

婚礼 is written with 2 characters: 婚 (hūn) Marriage (marry), 礼 (lǐ) Ceremony (courtesy - gift - present). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 婚礼 written in traditional Chinese?

婚禮. The simplified form 婚礼 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 婚禮 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced hūnlǐ.

Is 婚礼 an HSK word?

Yes — 婚礼 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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