迎娶

yíng qǔ

Dictionary entry

(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony

What does 迎娶 mean?

迎娶 (yíng qǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony

2(fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman)

Character breakdown

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迎yíngto welcome; to meet · to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face 娶qǔto take a wife · to marry (a woman)

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迎娶

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