Definition
出嫁 refers specifically to a woman getting married and leaving her birth family to join her husband's household. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 出 can separate from the object 嫁 when adding aspect markers or measure words, e.g., 出了嫁 ('got married') or 出过嫁 ('has been married before'). The term carries a cultural nuance of the bride's transition to her husband's family, which is different from the more general 结婚.
v.o.
(of a woman) to get married (and leave her natal family)
Examples
- 出嫁，。Tā qùnián chū jià le, xiànzài zhù zài pójiā.She got married last year and now lives with her husband's family.
- 出嫁，。Jiějie sānshí suì cái chū jià, jiālǐ rén dōu hěn zháojí.My older sister didn't get married until she was thirty; the family was very anxious.
- ，。Tā èrshí suì jiù chū le jià, niánjì qīngqīng jiù dāng le māma.She got married at twenty and became a mother at a young age.
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