xù xián

续 弦

Level:

SW HSK 6

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v.remarry after the death of one's wife
- tā nà wèi yuán pèi de zāo kāng zhī qī sǐ le ràng tā qǔ měi lì de xù xián fū rén
  他那位原配的糟糠之妻死了，让他娶美丽的续弦夫人。
  His wretched first wife died, allowing him to take a beautiful wife in a second marriage.
- jīn nián tā xù xián le
  今年，他续弦了。
  He remarried after the death of his former wife this year.
- zài dì yī rèn qī zi qù shì zhī hòu yī wèi lǎo rén jué dìng xù xián
  在第一任妻子去世之后，一位老人决定续弦。
  After the death of his first wife, an ninety-year old man decided to marry a second time.
synonym
zài hūn再婚 zài qǔ再娶 jì pèi继配
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n.(after the death of one's first wife) a second wife
synonym
hòu qī后妻 jì shì继室 tián fáng填房 jì pèi继配

Separable word
"续" and "弦" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 妻子死后的第三年，他续了弦。
  He remarried three years after his wife died.

续弦