娶

Meaning(verb)

to take a wife; to marry (a woman)

Examples

• 他娶了一个越南姑娘。

  tā qǔ le yí gè yuè nán gū niáng.

  He married a Vietnamese woman.

• 他打算明年娶她。

  tā dǎ suàn míng nián qǔ tā.

  He plans to marry her next year.

• 你什么时候娶媳妇啊？

  nǐ shén me shí hòu qǔ xí fù a?

  When are you getting married?

Easily confused

• 嫁 — 娶 is a man taking a wife; 嫁 is a woman marrying a husband.

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