娶亲 (qǔ qīn) — to take a wife, to get married (for a man)
Definition
A traditional/formal verb meaning for a man to take a wife, almost always used in the past tense (娶了亲) or with 过. Compare 结婚, the everyday modern word for 'to get married' used by anyone.
verb
to take a wifeto get married (for a man)
Examples
- ，娶亲。Tā jīn nián sān shí suì le, hái méi yǒu qǔ qīn.He is thirty years old this year and still hasn't married.
- ，，。Tā qù nián lái, qǔ le qīn, xiàn zài yǒu le hái zi.He came last year, got married, and now has a child.
- 。Tā zhè yí bèi zi zhī qǔ guò yí cì qīn.He only got married once in his whole life.
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