Usage note
结婚表示两个人成为夫妻。
jié hūn biǎo shì liǎng gè rén chéng wéi fū qī。
结婚 means two people become husband and wife.
Context note
结婚常出现在家庭、关系和生活变化里。
jié hūn cháng chū xiàn zài jiā tíng 、 guān xì hé shēng huó biàn huà lǐ。
Marriage often appears in family, relationship, and life change topics.
5 examples
他们去年结婚了。
tā men qù nián jié hūn le。
They got married last year.
她要结婚了。
tā yào jié hūn le。
She is getting married.
爸爸妈妈结婚很多年了。
bà ba mā ma jié hūn hěn duō nián le。
Mom and Dad have been married for many years.
他们决定结婚。
tā men jué dìng jié hūn。
They decided to get married.
结婚以后，他们住在一起。
jié hūn yǐ hòu， tā men zhù zài yì qǐ。
After getting married, they live together.
5 mini stories
姐姐说她明年要结婚，全家都很开心。
jiě jie shuō tā míng nián yào jié hūn， quán jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
My older sister said she will get married next year, and the whole family was happy.
爸爸妈妈结婚很多年了，还是很照顾彼此。
bà ba mā ma jié hūn hěn duō nián le， hái shì hěn zhào gù bǐ cǐ。
Mom and Dad have been married for many years and still take care of each other.
朋友问我什么是结婚，我说就是两个人成为一家人。
péng yǒu wèn wǒ shén me shì jié hūn， wǒ shuō jiù shì liǎng gè rén chéng wéi yì jiā rén。
A friend asked me what marriage is, and I said it is when two people become a family.
他们结婚那天，大家都送了祝福。
tā men jié hūn nà tiān， dà jiā dōu sòng le zhù fú。
On their wedding day, everyone sent blessings.
老师说结婚是大人的重要事情。
lǎo shī shuō jié hūn shì dà rén de zhòng yào shì qíng。
The teacher said marriage is an important thing for adults.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
离婚
lí hūn
divorce
结婚 means to get married; 离婚 means to end a marriage.
related
婚礼
hūn lǐ
wedding ceremony
结婚 is the act of marrying; 婚礼 is the wedding event.