结婚

結婚

jiéhūn

verb HSK 3 #513

Meanings

Literally 'to tie the marriage knot.'

HSK 1

他们明年结婚。

Tāmen míngnián jiéhūn.

They're getting married next year.

HSK 1

你什么时候结婚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou jiéhūn?

When are you getting married?

HSK 1

她和一个医生结婚了。

Tā hé yī gè yīshēng jiéhūn le.

She married a doctor.

culture

In China, being asked 你结婚了吗？ is very common and not considered impolite - it's standard small talk, especially from older relatives.

grammar

和/跟...结婚: 她和他结婚了 (She married him). Do NOT say 结婚她 - 结婚 doesn't take a direct object.

结 jié

婚 hūn