yīn

Meaning of

姻 means marriage; marriage alliance; relationship by marriage; affinity. Pronounced yīn.

  • marriage; marriage alliance
  • relationship by marriage; affinity

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Definitions & Examples

Zhè
liǎng
jiā
jué
dìng
lián
yīn
 
jiā
qiáng
zuò
 

These two families decided to form a marriage alliance to strengthen cooperation.

men
de
yīn
yuán
shì
jīng
rén
jiè
shào
de
 

Their marriage was introduced by a matchmaker.

dài
huáng
shì
cháng
tōng
guò
lián
yīn
lái
gǒng
zhèng
quán
 

Ancient royal families often used marriage alliances to consolidate political power.

Zhè
shì
zhuāng
zhèng
zhì
lián
yīn
 
bìng
fēi
ài
qíng
 

This is a political marriage alliance, not based on love.

Zhù
men
hūn
yīn
měi
mǎn
 
bái
tóu
xié
lǎo
 

I wish you a happy marriage and may you grow old together.