Definition
婚礼 (hūn lǐ) refers to the wedding ceremony or celebration — the event itself. It differs from 婚姻 (hūn yín), which means 'marriage' as the ongoing legal or personal relationship. 婚礼 is a specific occasion (often with a 场 measure word), while 婚姻 is the state of being married.
noun
wedding
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 婚礼。Tāmen de hūn lǐ dìng zài míngnián chūntiān.Their wedding is set for next spring.
- 婚礼。Wǒ jiějie de hūn lǐ yāoqǐng le wǔbǎi gè kèrén.My sister's wedding invited five hundred guests.
- 婚礼。Zhè chǎng hūn lǐ bàn de fēicháng rènào.This wedding was held very lively.
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