resist an arranged marriage
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Meanings
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to resist or oppose an arranged marriage
formalHistorically refers to actions taken to fight against a marriage arranged by parents or family, often for a child's future spouse. The term carries a sense of struggle against traditional social expectations.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
tā她
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
dì地
kàng抗
hūn婚
，
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
ài爱
rén人
。
In the old society, she bravely resisted an arranged marriage and chose her own beloved.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
qīng青
nián年
wèi为
zhēng争
qǔ取
zì自
yóu由
ér而
kàng抗
hūn婚
de的
gù故
shì事
。
This novel tells the story of a young person who resists marriage for the sake of freedom.
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Tā他
kàng抗
hūn婚
bù不
chéng成
，
zuì最
hòu后
bèi被
pò迫
qǔ娶
le了
bù不
ài爱
de的
nǚ女
rén人
。
His resistance to the marriage failed, and in the end he was forced to marry a woman he did not love.