娶 (qǔ) — (of a man) to marry (a woman), to take as wife

Definition

Examples

• 他三十岁才娶了妻子，算是比较晚的。
  Tā sān shí suì cái qǔ le qī zi, suàn shì bǐ jiào wǎn de.
  He didn't marry until he was thirty, which is relatively late.
• 很多农村青年为了娶媳妇要花很多钱。
  Hěn duō nóng cūn qīng nián wèi le qǔ xí fu yào huā hěn duō qián.
  Many rural young men have to spend a lot of money to get married.
• 他承诺将来一定会娶她。
  Tā chéng nuò jiāng lái yí dìng huì qǔ tā.
  He promised that he would definitely marry her in the future.