结婚

結婚

jiéhūn

verb HSK 3 #513

Meanings

1 to get married
2 to marry

Characters

to tie; to bond

Literally 'to tie the marriage knot.'

Examples

他们明年结婚。

Tāmen míngnián jiéhūn.

They're getting married next year.

你什么时候结婚？

Nǐ shénme shíhou jiéhūn?

When are you getting married?

她和一个医生结婚了。

Tā hé yī gè yīshēng jiéhūn le.

She married a doctor.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

结 jié

婚 hūn