Chinese word

已婚

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐ hūn

Meaning

  • adjectivemarried

Example

他是已婚人士。tā shì yǐ hūn rén shì

He is married.

Illustration for 已婚 (married)

More examples

她已经已婚，有两个孩子。tā yǐ jīng yǐ hūn yǒu liǎng gè hái zi

She is already married and has two children.

Core concept

A person's established status of being in a marriage.

Common phrases

  • 已婚人士yǐ hūn rén shì

    married person

  • 已婚夫妻yǐ hūn fū qī

    married couple

  • 已婚男性yǐ hūn nán xìng

    married man

Similar words

未婚wèi hūn: Not yet married, especially as a status on forms or profiles.
单身dān shēn: Without a spouse, describing a single status without saying whether there was a past marriage.
离异lí yì: Divorced and no longer in a marriage after a previous marriage ended.
丧偶sàng ǒu: Widowed after a spouse has died, with no current marriage.

Definition in Chinese

表示已经处于婚姻关系的形容词，用来描述个人的婚姻状况。biǎo shì yǐ jīng chǔ yú hūn yīn guān xì de xíng róng cí yòng lái miáo shù gè rén de hūn yīn zhuàng kuàng

Word origin

已 (yǐ, "already") + 婚 (hūn, "marriage") combines an existing condition with marriage, forming a compact word for someone in a marriage.

Usage tips

  • For everyday learners, this word fits forms, profiles, and other status labels, while casual conversation usually uses a longer question about a person's marriage.

Other meanings

  • married personnoun

Opposites

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