remarry (of a woman)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of a woman) to remarry; to marry again (after divorce or widowhood)
Specifically refers to women remarrying. The term is linguistically neutral, though historically and culturally sensitive in certain traditional contexts.
Tā她
jué决
dìng定
gǎi改
jià嫁
，
kāi开
shǐ始
xīn新
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
She decided to remarry and start a new life.
Zhàng丈
fu夫
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
tā她
dài带
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
gǎi改
jià嫁
gěi给
le了
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
yī一
gè个
lǎo老
shi实
rén人
。
After her husband passed away, she remarried an honest man in the village with her children.
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Zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
guān观
niàn念
jiào较
qiáng强
de的
dì地
qū区
，
nǚ女
rén人
gǎi改
jià嫁
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
miàn面
lín临
hěn很
dà大
de的
shè社
huì会
yā压
lì力
。
In regions with strong traditional values, women who remarry sometimes face significant social pressure.