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娶 qǔ

to marry (a wife)

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 5
Radical
女
Type
Ideograph
Made of 取女 ⿱取女

Memory hint: To take 取 a wife 女; 取 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他打算明年娶她。
    Tā dǎsuàn míngnián qǔ tā.
    He plans to marry her next year.
    he plan next-year marry her
  2. 你什么时候娶媳妇？
    Nǐ shénme shíhou qǔ xífù?
    When will you get married (take a wife)?
    you what time marry wife
  3. 你应该先攒钱再娶妻。
    Nǐ yīnggāi xiān zǎn qián zài qǔqī.
    You should save money first before marrying.
    you should first save money then marry-wife
  4. 他还没娶妻，一个人住。
    Tā hái méi qǔqī, yí ge rén zhù.
    He hasn't married yet and lives alone.
    he still not marry-wife, one (measure) person live
  5. 在中国农村，男人常常很早娶妻。
    Zài Zhōngguó nóngcūn, nánrén chángcháng hěn zǎo qǔqī.
    In rural China, men often marry early.
    at China countryside, men often very early marry-wife

Words with 娶 (1)