marital change; divorce
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a major change in marital status within a family; especially divorce
formalA somewhat formal term used in legal, sociological, or news contexts to refer to the dissolution or drastic change of a marriage. It focuses on the event itself.
Nà那
chǎng场
hūn婚
biàn变
duì对
tā他
de的
hái孩
zi子
zào造
chéng成
le了
shēn深
yuǎn远
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
That marital breakup had a profound impact on his children.
Xǔ许
duō多
míng明
xīng星
de的
hūn婚
biàn变
jīng经
cháng常
chéng成
wéi为
yú娱
lè乐
xīn新
wén闻
de的
tóu头
tiáo条
。
The divorces of many celebrities often become headlines in entertainment news.
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Jīng经
lì历
le了
zhè这
cì次
hūn婚
biàn变
，
tā他
kāi开
shǐ始
chóng重
xīn新
sī思
kǎo考
rén人
shēng生
de的
yì意
yì义
。
After going through this divorce, he began to rethink the meaning of life.
Tā他
men们
de的
cái财
chǎn产
fēn分
gē割
shì是
nà那
chǎng场
jī激
liè烈
hūn婚
biàn变
zhōng中
zuì最
jí棘
shǒu手
de的
wèn问
tí题
。
The division of their assets was the most thorny issue in that acrimonious divorce.