Definition
未婚 is a formal attributive adjective meaning 'unmarried'. It is often used in legal or official contexts, such as in 未婚妻 (fiancée) or 未婚夫 (fiancé), and in forms like 未婚状态 (marital status: unmarried). It differs from 单身, which can refer to being single in a broader sense (not in a relationship) and is less formal. Remember that 未婚 is typically placed directly before a noun, not used as a predicate (e.g., you would not say 她未婚 — instead use 她还没结婚 or 她是未婚的状态).
attr.
unmarried (attributive, used before nouns)single
Examples
- 。Tā shì wǒ de wèi hūn fū.He is my fiancé.
- 未婚。Tā mùqián hái shì wèi hūn zhuàngtài.She is currently still unmarried.
- 未婚,。Zài wèi hūn qījiān, tā zhuānzhù yú zìjǐ de shìyè.During her unmarried period, she focused on her career.
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