How to Say ‘She's getting married’ in Traditional Chinese
要結婚了
yào jié hūn le
[yaow jiéhūn le]
💬 Usage Tip: 要……了 marks something about to happen soon: 要下雨了 "it's about to rain". There's no word for 'she' here; Chinese leaves out the subject when context makes it clear.
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need; going to
Often means 'want to' or 'need to.' In ordering, it asks about your choice or preference.
你要用燕麥奶的話，要多加十元。
If you want to use oat milk, it costs ten dollars extra.
結婚
jié hūn
[jiéhūn]
to get married
Verb meaning to marry.
我姐姐去年結婚了。
My older sister got married last year.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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