(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her home and escort her to the wedding ceremony; also used figuratively for a man taking a woman as his wife

to get married (of a man); to take a wife

to marry; the acts of a woman getting married [[嫁|嫁|jia4]] and a man taking a wife [[娶|娶|qu3]]

to get married (specifically of a man taking a woman as his wife)

(of a man) to take a wife; to marry

to get married; to take a wife

to be officially wed after a matchmaker's proposal and a formal ceremony; a legal and public marriage

to marry another woman after the death or divorce of one's wife

To marry another woman while still being legally married to one's wife; to abandon one's current wife and remarry without a divorce.

to marry again (of a man); to take a second wife

Successfully get someone as a wife; to manage to marry a woman.

A historical local custom of offering a young girl as a bride to the God of the Yellow River; famously abolished by the official [[西门豹|西門豹|xi1 men2 bao4]] who exposed the practice as a scam by corrupt officials and shamans.

to select a spouse by pulling a thread; refers to the practice of arranging a marriage or choosing a partner

a traditional formal marriage arrangement in which the family of the groom sends engagement gifts to the family of the bride