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chéng hūn

成 婚

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- tā sān shí suì le hái méi chéng hūn
  他三十岁了还没成婚。
  He is 30 and still single.
- bù yào qiǎng pò tā yǔ tā bù xǐ huan de nán rén chéng hūn
  不要强迫她与她不喜欢的男人成婚。
  Don't force her into a distasteful marriage.
- lǎo shi de rén zǎo chéng hūn cōng míng de rén bù jié hūn
  老实的人早成婚，聪明的人不结婚。
  Honest men marry soon, and wise men not at all.
- wǒ yīn bù néng lì kè chéng hūn gǎn dào shī wàng
  我因不能立刻成婚感到失望。
  And although I was disappointed we could not marry.
synonym
jié hūn结婚 chéng qīn成亲 chéng jiā成家 wán hūn完婚

Word usage

Separable word
"成" and "婚" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 小两口是国庆节时成的婚。
  The couple got married on National Day.
- 表弟9月份成了婚。
  My cousin got married in September.
- 俩孩子年龄还小，成不了婚。
  The two children are too young to get married.

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