证婚人

證婚人

zhènghūnrén

noun #33,676

Measure Word

一位证婚人 wèi

Meanings

1 wedding witness
2 officiant (who reads the marriage certificate at the ceremony)

Characters

to certify, witness

Examples

HSK 2

他请了自己的大学老师当证婚人。

Tā qǐng le zìjǐ de dàxué lǎoshī dāng zhènghūnrén.

He asked his college professor to be the wedding witness.

HSK 7-9

证婚人宣读了结婚证书。

Zhènghūnrén xuāndú le jiéhūn zhèngshū.

The witness read out the marriage certificate.

Tips

culture

At a Chinese wedding banquet, the 证婚人 is usually a senior, respected figure (elder, teacher, high-ranking colleague) who reads the certificate and delivers a short speech. The 主婚人 is usually one of the parents.

Stroke Order

证 zhèng

婚 hūn

人 rén