婚配 (hūn pèi) — to marry, to get married (formal)

Definition

A formal, written term for marriage — used in official, legal, or historical contexts (e.g. records, surveys, customs), not in everyday conversation. Compare 婚姻, which names the institution itself.

verb

to marryto get married (formal)

Examples

婚配。
Tā zài hūn pèi diào chá zhōng huí dá le suǒ yǒu wèn tí.
He answered all the questions in the marriage survey.
婚配。
Gǔ dài zhōng guó de hūn pèi xí sú fēi cháng yán gé.
The marriage customs in ancient China were very strict.
婚配。
Zhè fèn hūn pèi jì lù yǐ jīng bǎo cún le shàng bǎi nián.
This marriage record has been preserved for over a hundred years.

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