marry out; marry into another place; marry abroad
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of a woman) to marry and move to a distant place or foreign country; to marry out
Traditionally used when a woman leaves her natal family to marry into another town, province, or country. Often carries a slight connotation of leaving the family home.
Tā她
wài外
jià嫁
dào到
le了
Měi美
guó国
，
hěn很
shǎo少
huí回
jiā家
。
She married and moved to America and rarely comes home.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
de的
gū姑
niang娘
dà大
duō多
wài外
jià嫁
le了
。
Most of the girls from this village have married out to other places.
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Tā她
wài外
jià嫁
duō多
nián年
，
měi每
nián年
zhī只
zài在
Chūn春
jié节
huí回
niáng娘
jia家
。
She has been married away for many years and only returns to her parents' home during Spring Festival.