新郎

xīn láng · xin lang

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Meaning

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  1. bridegroom; groom
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In a conversation

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The nervous groom

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng),快(kuài)看(kàn)!那边(nàbian)在(zài)办(bàn)婚礼(hūnlǐ)

    Liangliang, look! There's a wedding over there!

  2. Liangliang

    新郎(xīnláng)穿(chuān)得(de)真(zhēn)精神(jīngshén)

    The groom looks so sharp!

  3. Dengdeng

    新娘(xīnniáng)呢(ne)

    Where is the bride?

  4. Liangliang

    新娘(xīnniáng)在(zài)车(chē)里(lǐ),新郎(xīnláng)在(zài)等(děng)她(tā)

    The bride is in the car. The groom is waiting for her.

  5. Dengdeng

    新郎(xīnláng)看起来(kànqǐlai)有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)

    The groom looks a little nervous.

  6. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán),他(tā)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)的(de)花(huā)都(dōu)在(zài)抖(dǒu)

    Of course. Even the flowers in his hand are shaking.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)诸(zhū)位(wèi)斟(zhēn)满(mǎn)酒(jiǔ),为(wèi)新(xīn)郎(láng)和(hé)新(xīn)娘(niáng)干(gān)杯(bēi)!

Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by maxine · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)郎(láng)现(xiàn)在(zài)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)工(gōng)作(zuò),新(xīn)娘(niáng)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)。

The groom works for a company now, and the bride is our teacher.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aeriph · English by aeriph · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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