late marriage; delayed marriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to delay marriage until several years after reaching the legal marriageable age
Often used in the context of family planning policies, career development, or changing social attitudes toward marriage age.
Xiàn现
zài在
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
de的
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
wǎn晚
hūn婚
。
Nowadays, more and more young people are choosing to marry late.
Wèi为
le了
shì事
yè业
fā发
zhǎn展
，
tā她
jué决
dìng定
wǎn晚
hūn婚
。
For the sake of her career development, she decided to delay marriage.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
céng曾
tí提
chàng倡
wǎn晚
hūn婚
wǎn晚
yù育
yǐ以
kòng控
zhì制
rén人
kǒu口
zēng增
zhǎng长
。
The government once advocated late marriage and late childbearing to control population growth.
Zài在
dà大
chéng城
shì市
，
wǎn晚
hūn婚
xiàn现
xiàng象
shí十
fēn分
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
In big cities, the phenomenon of late marriage is very common.