喜结连理

喜結連理
xǐjiéliánlǐ
  1. to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. to get married

CEDICT

to get married happily; to joyfully tie the knot

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Entry Composition

1 喜 xǐ
  1. to be fond of
  2. to like
  3. to enjoy
  4. to be happy
  5. to feel pleased
  6. happiness
  7. delight
  8. glad
2 结连 jiélián linked in a chain
3 理 lǐ
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up

Related entries

出嫁 chūjià to get married (of woman)
成婚 chénghūn to get married
如當時的習慣，他很年輕便成婚了。

As was the custom in those days, he married young.

Source: Tatoeba

成家立室 chéngjiālìshì to get married (idiom)
成亲 chéngqīn to get married
我們成親家了, 因為我們的孩子們結婚了。

We are now in-laws, seeing as our kids got married.

Because our kids got married, we are now in-laws.

Source: Tatoeba

作合 zuòhé
  1. to make a match
  2. to get married
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