No. 4,789 in Chinese
结婚
"结婚" means "to get married."
In a sentence
他们打算明年结婚。
They plan to get married next year.
Here, '结婚' is used as a verb meaning 'to get married' to describe the action the couple plans to take.
结婚是人生的重要阶段。
Marriage is an important stage in life.
In this sentence, '结婚' is used as a noun representing the concept or institution of marriage.
为了结婚，他们准备了很多事情。
In preparation for their wedding, they have made many arrangements.
'结婚' in this sentence still means 'to get married', but it's framed as the purpose for their preparations, showing its use in describing intent.
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