lí hūn
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他们已经离婚了。
Tāmen yǐjīng líhūnle.
They are already divorced.
她正在考虑离婚。
Tā zhèngzài kǎolǜ líhūn.
She is thinking about getting a divorce.
他们因为性格不合而离婚了。
Tāmen yīnwèi xìnggé bùhé ér líhūnle.
They got divorced because of personality differences.
离异 (líyì)
divorce
分居 (fēnjū)
separate
结婚 (jié hūn)
marry
复婚 (fù hūn)
remarry
The Chinese word for "divorce" is 离婚 (líhūn), which is composed of two characters: 离 (lí) and 婚 (hūn). The character 离 (lí) means "to leave" or "to separate", while the character 婚 (hūn) means "marriage". Together, the two characters 离婚 (líhūn) literally mean "to leave marriage" or "to separate from marriage", which is the essence of divorce.The term 离婚 (líhūn) has been used in Chinese for centuries to refer to the legal process of dissolving a marriage. It is a neutral term that does not carry any negative or positive connotations. In modern Chinese society, divorce is becoming increasingly common, and the term 离婚 (líhūn) is used frequently in both legal and everyday contexts.
