娶

To take a wife in Chinese: 娶 (qǔ)

qǔ

to take a wife

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to take a wife
  2. 2to marry (a woman)

Stroke order

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娶

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩˇ

qǔ

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他决定娶她。

    tā jué dìng qǔ tā。

    He decided to marry her.

  • 我想娶玛莉。

    wǒ xiǎng qǔ mǎ lì。

    I mean to marry Mary.

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