新郎
xīn láng
Pinyin
Definition
新郎
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- bridegroom
- groom
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] or Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]
- 2 surname Xin
- 1 newly added
- 2 additional
- 3 to add (to what already exists)
- 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
- 1 to replace the old with new
- 2 to renew
- 3 to renovate
- 4 to upgrade
- 5 to update
- 6 to regenerate
Idioms (20)
吐故纳新
- 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
咸与维新
- 1 everyone participates in reforms (idiom)
- 2 to replace the old with new
- 3 to reform and start afresh
喜新厌旧
- 1 lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
壁垒一新
- 1 to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
夜郎自大
- 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
- 2 fig. foolish conceit
Sample Sentences
首先,新郎、新娘会站在饭店门口迎接客人。
First the groom and the bride will stand at the entrance of the restaurant to receive their guests.
哦,是这样。怪不得新郎新娘要给每一桌敬酒。那要喝多少啊?
Oh, that's why. No wonder the groom and the bride have to propose a toast at each table. If it's like that, how much do they have to drink?
那要看你和新郎新娘的关系。不过三五百一定要的。
That depends on your relationship to the groom and the bride. But at least three to five hundred.
A(媒婆)B(新娘)E(新郎)
A (matchmaker) B (bride) E (groom)
嗨,你好。我是新郎的同学。
Hey there. I'm a classmate of the groom's.