离婚

hūn

Traditional: 离婚

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Translation

to divorce, to get divorced

Word origin

A compound of 离 (lí, to leave, to part from) and 婚 (hūn, marriage), literally to part from a marriage.

Origin
compound
Root
离 (lí, to leave) + 婚 (hūn, marriage)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 离

Stroke order for 婚

Examples

They got divorced last year.

She decided to divorce her husband.

Divorce has a big impact on children.

They are going through divorce proceedings.

After her parents divorced she lived with her mother.

离婚 (lí hūn) means to divorce or to get divorced, the verb-object pairing of leaving and marriage. It is the direct antonym of 结婚 (to marry).

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This word is part of lesson 32.