Usage of 结婚
The verb 结婚 (jié hūn) means "to marry" or "to get married." It is commonly used to describe the act of entering into marriage.
Common contexts
You will often see 结婚 used with time expressions to indicate when someone got married, such as 去年结婚 (got married last year) or 明年结婚 (will get married next year). It can also be used in more abstract statements about marriage, like 结婚是一件需要双方努力的事情 (Marriage requires effort from both parties).
Collocations and patterns
- 结婚了: indicates the action of having married is completed.
- 准备结婚: to be preparing to marry.
- 结婚生活: married life.
Notes
结婚 is a neutral, standard term suitable for formal and informal contexts. It is different from 嫁 (jià) and 娶 (qǔ), which specifically mean "to marry a wife" and "to marry a husband" respectively, and are gender-specific. 结婚 is gender-neutral and focuses on the act of marriage itself.