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新郎 xīnláng

新郎 xīnláng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 新郎 xīnláng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīnláng | xin1 lang2
English translation
bridegroom
groom

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Traditional form

新郎 xīnláng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 新郎 xīnláng

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Xīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "firewood", now written as xīn . The current meaning "new" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

亲斤

Number of Strokes

13
Láng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and liáng represents the sound. Originally a place name for what is now Shandong province. Unrelated to current meaning.

Positional decomposition

良阝

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 新郎 xīnláng

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充当 chōngdāng péi 新郎 xīnláng de , 就是 jiù shì 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng .

I acted in the capacity of backer, or best man , to the bride groom.

新郎 xīnláng qǐng 客人 kèrén 起立 qǐ lì wéi 傧相 bīn xiàng 干杯 gānbēi .

The bridegroom asked the guests to stand and then toasted the bridesmaids.

qǐng 大家 dàjiā 举杯 jǔ bēi wéi 新娘 xīnniáng 新郎 xīnláng 干杯 gānbēi .

Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.

新郎 xīnláng cháng hěn Shuài .

The groom looks very smart.

新郎 xīnláng 男傧相 nán bīn xiàng de 钮孔 shǎng dōu Dài le duǒ 白色 bái sè de 康乃馨 kāng nǎi xīn .

The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.

新郎 xīnláng Decomposition

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新郎 xīnláng Compounds

See all 11 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 新郎 xīnláng in their composition.

  • Xīn
  • Láng
    • láng , láng , láng , lāng , Láng , xiāng , , láng ,
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