Chinese word

新婚

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīn hūn

Meaning

  • adjectivenewly married

Example

他们是新婚夫妇。tā men shì xīn hūn fū fù

They are a newly married couple.

Illustration for 新婚 (newly married)

More examples

妹妹刚刚新婚，全家都很高兴。mèi mèi gāng gāng xīn hūn quán jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng

My younger sister is newly married, and the whole family is very happy.

Core concept

The fresh phase of a couple's life together after they become spouses.

Common phrases

  • 祝新婚快乐zhù xīn hūn kuài lè

    best wishes for your marriage

  • 刚刚新婚gāng gāng xīn hūn

    newly married

  • 新婚夫妇xīn hūn fū fù

    newlywed couple

Similar words

刚结婚gāng jié hūn: Describes someone who has just married, with the timing close to the wedding.
已婚yǐ hūn: Describes the state of being married at any stage of the marriage.
未婚wèi hūn: Describes someone who remains unmarried and has not yet married.

Definition in Chinese

指刚刚结为夫妻、婚姻关系尚处于起始期的状态，也可指处于此状态的夫妻。zhǐ gāng gāng jié wèi fū qī hūn yīn guān xì shàng chǔ yú qí shǐ qī de zhuàng tài yě kě zhǐ chǔ yú cǐ zhuàng tài de fū qī

Word origin

新婚 (xīnhūn, "newly married") joins 新 (xīn, "new") with 婚 (hūn, "marriage") to present the marriage as newly begun.

Usage tips

  • The focus is the couple's early married life rather than the wedding ceremony, which helps separate this term from words for the event itself.

Other meanings

  • newlywednoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 新婚夫妇xīn hūn fū fùnewlywed couplenoun

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