娶 : to take a wife,... : qǔ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary

娶

qǔ
to take a wife to marry (a woman)

Example Usage
迎娶

yíng qǔ
(of a groom) to escort the bride to the wedding ceremony fig. to take as one's wife to marry
娶妻

qǔ qī
to take a wife to get married (man)
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嫁娶

jià qǔ
marriage
娶媳妇 Trad. 娶媳婦

qǔ xí fù
to get oneself a wife to take a daughter-in-law

Example Usage
娶亲 Trad. 娶親

qǔ qīn
to take a wife
未娶

wèi qǔ
a bachelor an unmarried man
续娶 Trad. 續娶

xù qǔ
to remarry
未娶妻

wèi qǔ qī
not yet married bachelor
聘娶婚

pìn qǔ hūn
formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)
明媒正娶

míng méi zhèng qǔ
to be officially wed