tóuhūn

头婚

Word · VerbTraditional頭婚

first marriage (as opposed to remarriage)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to marry for the first time; first marriage (as opposed to remarriage)

informal

Used colloquially to distinguish a first marriage from a subsequent marriage (二婚 or 再婚). Can also function as a noun meaning 'first marriage'.

Tā他
shì是
tóu头
hūn婚
 ,
tā他
qī妻
zi子
shì是
èr二
hūn婚
 。

He is in his first marriage, while his wife is in her second marriage.

Tā他
men们
liǎng两
gè个
dōu都
shì是
tóu头
hūn婚
 。

Both of them are in their first marriage.

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Tóu头
hūn婚
hé和
èr二
hūn婚
zài在
fǎ法
lǜ律
shàng上
yǒu有
shén什
me么
qū区
bié别
 ?

What is the legal difference between a first marriage and a remarriage?