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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing "to marry" with 嫁给 (jiàgěi)

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    Structure

    Subject (female) + 嫁给 + Object (male)

    Explanation

    嫁给 (jiàgěi) means "to marry" and is specifically used when a woman marries a man in Chinese. The subject is the bride and the object after 给 is the groom. The male counterpart is 娶 (qǔ), meaning "to take as a wife."

    Examples

    • 她嫁给了一个很善良的男人。

      Tā jià gěi le yī gè hěn shànliáng de nánrén.

      She married a very kind man.

    • 我姐姐去年嫁给了她的大学同学。

      Wǒ jiějie qùnián jià gěi le tā de dàxué tóngxué.

      My older sister married her college classmate last year.

    • 她不想嫁给一个不了解她的人。

      Tā bù xiǎng jià gěi yī gè bù liǎojiě tā de rén.

      She doesn't want to marry someone who doesn't understand her.

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