闪婚

閃婚

shǎnhūn

verb

Meanings

1 to get married soon after meeting
2 flash marriage
3 whirlwind wedding

Characters

flash; lightning

Examples

他们认识三个月就闪婚了。

Tāmen rènshi sān gè yuè jiù shǎnhūn le.

They had only known each other three months before tying the knot.

闪婚闪离现在越来越常见。

Shǎnhūn shǎnlí xiànzài yuèláiyuè chángjiàn.

Flash marriages and quick divorces are getting more common.

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history

Short for 闪电结婚 ("lightning marriage"). The word took off around 2005 as urban dating speeds accelerated; the mirror term 闪离 (flash divorce) followed.

Stroke Order

闪 shǎn

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