离婚
líhūnTraditional: 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
离
婚
Examples
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They got divorced last year.
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She decided to divorce her husband.
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Divorce has a big impact on children.
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They are going through divorce proceedings.
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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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