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noun[C, U]
a legally or socially recognized marriage; a marital relationship between spouses
hūnyīn
Pronunciation
Etymology
A compound of 婚, “marriage; to marry,” and 姻, “marriage relationship; affinity by marriage.”
Examples
他们的婚姻很幸福。
tāmen de hūnyīn hěn xìngfú.
Their marriage is very happy.
这段婚姻持续了十年。
zhè duàn hūnyīn chíxù le shí nián.
This marriage lasted ten years.
Character Breakdown
婚
hūn
marriage; to marry
姻
yīn
marriage relationship; affinity by marriage
Collocations
美满的婚姻
幸福的婚姻
维持婚姻
结束婚姻
婚姻关系
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