🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

婚姻

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hūnyīn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mariage/ˈmæɹ.i.ɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他们的婚姻非常幸福美满。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of marrying or the state of being married; matrimony.

    "Their marriage lasted for over fifty years of mutual devotion and shared joy."
  2. 2

    A close union, blending, or harmonious pairing of different elements, flavors, or styles.

    "The chef achieved a wonderful marriage of sweet and savory flavors in the main course."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French mariage, originating from Vulgar Latin maritaticum, based on maritare meaning 'to wed or marry'. It entered the English language in the late 13th century via Anglo-Norman, retaining both the institutional and ceremonial senses of union.

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