Chinese word

嫁

Pronunciation

Pinyinjià

Meaning

  • verbmarry

Example

妹妹明年要嫁了。mèi mèi míng nián yào jià le

My younger sister will get married next year.

Illustration for 嫁 (marry)

More examples

家里希望她不要太早嫁。jiā lǐ xī wàng tā bú yào tài zǎo jià

Her family hopes she will not get married too early.

Core concept

Marriage is pictured as a woman joining a marital household, while relatives can bring about the same union for her.

Common phrases

  • 嫁给jià gěi

    marry

  • 把女儿嫁出去bǎ nǚ ér jià chū qù

    marry off one's daughter

  • 出嫁chū jià

    get married

Similar words

结婚jié hūn: To get married and form a marriage with someone.
出嫁chū jià: For a woman, to marry and leave her parents' home.
嫁给jià gěi: For a woman, to marry a particular person.

Definition in Chinese

作动词，表示女子结婚或把女儿嫁出去，既可指个人出嫁也可指他人促成婚事；常见搭配有“嫁给某人”“把女儿嫁出去”。zuò dòng cí biǎo shì nǘ zǐ jié hūn huò bǎ nǚ ér jià chū qù jì kě zhǐ gè rén chū jià yě kě zhǐ tā rén cù chéng hūn shì cháng jiàn dā pèi yǒu jià gěi mǒu rén bǎ nǚ ér jià chū qù

Word origin

The character 嫁 (jià, "marry") combines the woman-related element 女 (nǚ, "woman") with 家 (jiā, "family"), which mainly supplies the sound but also makes the family connection easy to remember.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly places a preposition between this verb and the spouse's name, whereas English directly follows "marry" with the person, as in "marry him."

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