新娘 xīnniáng bride
How to remember 新娘: 新 new + 娘 mother = bride.
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How it is used
- The bride at a wedding - 新娘穿着白色婚纱 (xīnniáng chuānzhe báisè hūnshā) the bride wore a white gown.
- Pairs with 新郎 (xīnláng, groom); the two together are 新人 (xīnrén, the newlyweds).
- Despite 娘 meaning "mother," here it just means a young married woman, not motherhood.
Example sentences
- 新娘好像非常漂亮。 Xīnniáng hǎoxiàng fēicháng piàoliàng.The bride seems to be very pretty.