结婚

结婚 jiéhūn

Married

结婚 in a sentence HSK 3 繁體 結婚 jiehun

What 结婚 means

  1. Married

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Character by character

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

jiē / jié
Bear fruit; Tie (knot - unite - freeze)
hūn
Marriage (marry)

How to write 结婚

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结婚 in a sentence

他们去年结婚了。
Tāmen qùnián jiéhūn le.
They got married last year.
我姐姐要结婚了。
Wǒ jiějie yào jiéhūn le.
My older sister is getting married.

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Questions about 结婚

What does 结婚 mean in English?

结婚 is pronounced jiéhūn and means Married.

How do you pronounce 结婚?

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

What are the characters in 结婚?

结婚 is written with 2 characters: 结 (jiē / jié) Bear fruit; Tie (knot - unite - freeze), 婚 (hūn) Marriage (marry). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 结婚 written in traditional Chinese?

結婚. The simplified form 结婚 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 結婚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiéhūn.

Is 结婚 an HSK word?

Yes — 结婚 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

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