to divorce; dissolve a marriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to divorce; to get a divorce; to dissolve a marriage
Refers to the legal process of ending a marriage. Can be used as a transitive verb (跟他/她离婚) or intransitively (他们离婚了). Often a sensitive topic.
Tā他
men们
qù去
nián年
jiù就
lí离
hūn婚
le了
。
They got divorced last year.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
kǎo考
lǜ虑
hé和
zhàng丈
fu夫
lí离
hūn婚
。
She is considering divorcing her husband.
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Zài在
nà那
ge个
guó国
jiā家
，
lí离
hūn婚
lǜ率
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
gāo高
。
In that country, the divorce rate is getting higher and higher.
Lí离
hūn婚
shǒu手
xù续
hěn很
fù复
zá杂
。
The divorce proceedings are very complicated.
Zhè这
duì对
fū夫
qī妻
jué决
dìng定
hé和
píng平
lí离
hūn婚
。
This couple decided to divorce amicably.