Chinese Conversation · Level 24
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Chinese word
二婚
Pronunciation
Pinyinèr hūn
Meaning
- nounsecond marriage
Example
他们的二婚引起了很多关注。tā men de èr hūn yín qǐ le hěn duō guān zhù
Their second marriage attracted a lot of attention.
More examples
社会上对二婚的态度在变化。shè huì shàng duì èr hūn de tài dù zài biàn huà
Society's attitude toward second marriage is changing.
Core concept
The next marriage in a person's life after an earlier marriage has ended.
Common phrases
支持二婚zhī chí èr hūn
support second marriage
反对二婚fǎn duì èr hūn
oppose second marriage
二婚家庭èr hūn jiā tíng
second-marriage family
Similar words
再婚zài hūn: Marriage again after an earlier marriage has ended through divorce or a spouse's death.
复婚fù hūn: Marriage again to a former spouse after divorce.
离婚lí hūn: The legal ending of a marriage between two spouses.
婚姻hūn yīn: The legal and social relationship or institution of marriage.
Definition in Chinese
指在结束第一次婚姻（如离婚或配偶去世）之后，再次与他人结为夫妻的情况，通常特指第二次结婚。zhǐ zài jié shù dì yí cì hūn yīn rú lí hūn huò pèi ǒu qù shì zhī hòu zài cì yǔ tā rén jié wèi fū qī de qíng kuàng tōng cháng tè zhǐ dì èr cì jié hūn
Word origin
The compound 二 (èr, "two") + 婚 (hūn, "marriage") counts the marriage as the second one, whether the first ended through divorce or death.
Usage tips
- English speakers may hear "second" as a simple order label, but this Chinese noun can foreground a private life event, so public descriptions call for tact and clear context.
Other meanings
- remarryverb
Opposites
- 初婚chū hūnfirst marriagenoun
Related words
- 二婚夫妇èr hūn fū fùremarried couplenoun
- 二婚家庭èr hūn jiā tíngremarried familynoun