离婚

離婚

líhūn

verb HSK 3 #1,462

Meanings

1 to divorce
2 to get divorced

Characters

to leave; to separate

Examples

他们离婚了。

Tāmen líhūn le.

They got divorced.

她决定和丈夫离婚。

Tā juédìng hé zhàngfu líhūn.

She decided to divorce her husband.

离婚手续很复杂。

Líhūn shǒuxù hěn fùzá.

Divorce procedures are complicated.

Tips

culture

China introduced a mandatory 30-day "cooling off" period (冷静期) for divorce in 2021, requiring couples to wait before finalizing.

Stroke Order

离 lí

婚 hūn