婚事 (hūn shì) — marriage (as an institution or state); wedding (as an event or celebration)
Definition
婚事 refers to the marriage itself — both the wedding event and the broader arrangement or state of being married. Often used for one's own or family matters (e.g. 操办婚事, 婚事大事).
noun
marriage (as an institution or state)wedding (as an event or celebration)
Measure word · 门
Examples
- 婚事，。Tā men zhèng zài zhǔn bèi hūn shì, fēi cháng máng.They are busy preparing for the wedding.
- 婚事，。Tán dào hūn shì, tā zǒng shì yì liǎn yán sù.When it comes to marriage matters, he always looks serious.
- 婚事。Fù mǔ de hūn shì yǐ jīng guò qù sì shí nián le.It has been forty years since our parents' wedding.
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