to take a wife

to marry (a woman)

take (取) + woman (女) = to marry a woman

取 originally meant 'to take' or 'to seize,' and 女 means 'woman.' Together they encode the ancient practice of taking a woman into one's family through marriage.

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To takeSemantic
WomanSemantic

他去年了一个温柔的女孩。

tā qù nián qǔ le yī gè wēn róu de nǚ hái。

He married a gentle girl last year.

儿子到了年纪,父母都希望他早点妻。

ér zi dào le nián jì, fù mǔ dōu xī wàng tā zǎo diǎn qǔ qī。

Now that their son has come of age, his parents hope he will take a wife soon.

Words with 娶

娶妻

qǔ qī

to take a wife

娶媳妇

qǔ xí fù

to get oneself a wife

娶亲

qǔ qīn

to take a wife

嫁娶

jià qǔ

marriage

明媒正娶

míng méi zhèng qǔ

to be officially wed

续娶

xù qǔ

to remarry

聘娶婚

pìn qǔ hūn

formal betrothal (in which the boy's family sends presents to the girl's family)

迎娶

yíng qǔ

(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony

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