Definition
婚 (hūn) is a bound morpheme (b.f.) — it cannot stand alone as an independent word. It appears only in compound words related to marriage, such as 结婚 (jiéhūn, to get married), 婚礼 (hūnlǐ, wedding), 婚姻 (hūnyīn, marriage), and 离婚 (líhūn, to divorce). Think of it as the core 'marriage' syllable attached to other characters.
b.f.
marriageweddingto marry (bound morpheme)
Examples
- 。Tāmen míngnián zhǔnbèi jié hūn.They plan to get married next year.
- 。Cānjiā péngyou de hūn lǐ shì yí jiàn hěn kāixīn de shì.Attending a friend's wedding is a very happy thing.
- 。Tāmen de hūn yīn hěn xìngfú.Their marriage is very happy.
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