婚
礼

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The word "婚礼" is formed by combining the character "婚", meaning marriage, derived from "女" (woman) and "昏" (dusk) to historically denote weddings held at dusk, with the character "礼", meaning ritual or ceremony. Together, they create a compound word where "婚" specifies the context of marriage and "礼" indicates the formal observance, thus directly referring to a wedding ceremony.

Example Sentences Hide

他们的婚礼很浪漫。

Tāmen de hūnlǐ hěn làngmàn.

Their wedding is very romantic.

我们昨天参加了一个婚礼。

Wǒmen zuótiān cānjiāle yīgè hūnlǐ.

We attended a wedding yesterday.

婚礼在美丽的教堂里举行。

Hūnlǐ zài měilì de jiàotáng lǐ jǔxíng.

The wedding is held in a beautiful church.

为了准备婚礼，他们忙碌了好几个月。

Wèile zhǔnbèi hūnlǐ, tāmen mánglùle hǎo jǐ gè yuè.

To prepare for the wedding, they have been busy for several months.

尽管天气不好，但他们的婚礼仍然非常成功。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì bù hǎo, dàn tāmen de hūnlǐ réngrán fēicháng chénggōng.

Despite the bad weather, their wedding was still very successful.

Word Definition - 婚礼

hūn lǐ wedding ceremony; wedding; CL:場|场[chǎng]

Individual Character Details

婚 hūn
礼 lǐ, lǐ