早婚

zǎohūn

verb #57,761

Meanings

1 to marry early
2 early marriage

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

她觉得早婚不适合自己。

Tā juéde zǎohūn bù shìhé zìjǐ.

She feels marrying early isn't right for her.

HSK 5

农村地区早婚现象仍然存在。

Nóngcūn dìqū zǎohūn xiànxiàng réngrán cúnzài.

Early marriage still happens in rural areas.

Tips

usage

'Early' is relative to the Chinese legal minimum marriage age (22 for men, 20 for women) and to social norms. Antonym: 晚婚 (late marriage). Related: 早恋 (early-age romance, usually referring to school-age dating).

Stroke Order

早 zǎo

婚 hūn