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

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.

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 (zhǔhūnrén) is usually one of the parents.

Stroke Order

证 zhèng

婚 hūn

人 rén