How do you say "wedding" in Chinese?

婚礼

hūn lǐ

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "wedding" is 婚礼 (hūn lǐ).

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Pronunciation

Read it out as "hūn lǐ", "hūn" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "lǐ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3).

Writing and usage

婚礼 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

我们在婚礼上跳了一整晚舞。

wǒ men zài hūn lǐ shàng tiào le yī zhěng wǎn wǔ 。

We danced all night at the wedding.

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How to remember 婚礼

Notice how "hūn lǐ" rolls off the tongue, and tie that feeling to a quick mental picture of "婚礼" (hūn lǐ).

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Questions about 婚礼

How do you pronounce 婚礼?

Read it out as "hūn lǐ", "hūn" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "lǐ" is dipping down and curling back up (tone 3).

Is 婚礼 formal or casual?

婚礼 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 婚礼 used in Chinese?

婚礼 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 我们在婚礼上跳了一整晚舞。 (We danced all night at the wedding.).

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