Definition & Meaning

Word usage

chéng qīn

成 亲

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- tā men shì qù nián chéng qīn de
  他们是去年成亲的。
  They got married last year.
- tā ér zi sān shí suì le hái méi yǒu chéng qīn
  他儿子三十岁了还没有成亲。
  His son is still unmarried at the age of 30.
- tā yǐ jīng chéng qīn le nǐ bù zhī dào ma
  他已经成亲了，你不知道吗？
  He has got married. Don't you know?
- tā de fù mǔ duì ér zi jù jué yǔ zhè yàng yī wèi měi mào de gū niang chéng qīn gǎn dào jīng chà
  他的父母对儿子拒绝与这样一位美貌的姑娘成亲感到惊诧。
  The parents wonder at their son's refuse to marry such a beautiful girl.
synonym
jié hūn结婚 chéng jiā成家 chéng hūn成婚 wán hūn完婚

Word usage

Separable word
"成" and "亲" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他哥哥上个月成了亲。
  His brother got married last month.
- 他们俩什么时候成的亲？
  When did they get married?
- 他们俩成不了亲。
  They can't get married.

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