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kết hôn

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kết hôn means to get married.

Chinese characters: 結婚

Meanings of kết hôn in English

Verb

  1. formal to get married ≈ cưới

Example sentences with kết hôn

  • Tôi muốn kết hôn với cô ấy. I want to marry her.
  • Tom và Mary bí mật kết hôn. Tom and Mary got married in secret.
  • Họ đã kết hôn từ năm ngoái. They have been married since last year.
  • Tom biết là Mary đã kết hôn. Tom knew Mary was married.
  • Tom kết hôn với một góa phụ. Tom got married to a widow.
  • Chị ấy tính kết hôn năm tới. She plans to get married next year.
  • Tôi đã kết hôn tám năm trước. I married eight years ago.
  • Sami đã kết hôn mười hai lần. Sami has been married twelve times.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結婚.

Frequently asked questions

What does kết hôn mean in English?

kết hôn (verb) means "to get married".

How do you pronounce kết hôn?

IPA: Hanoi [ket̚˧˦ hon˧˧]; Saigon [kəːt̚˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]. Tones: kết — rising tone (sắc), hôn — level tone (ngang).

Is kết hôn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. kết hôn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 結婚.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.