"have to get married" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 不得不结婚

Definition

因为家庭、社会、法律或个人原因而不得不结婚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常表达外部压力或被迫结婚，而不是个人选择。常见于有关传统、家庭期望或意外（如怀孕）的情节。可能带有不情愿的意味。

Examples

They have to get married because of family traditions.

他们因为家庭传统**不得不结婚**。

She has to get married because she is pregnant.

她因为怀孕**不得不结婚**。

Sometimes people feel they have to get married to make their parents happy.

有时人们觉得自己**不得不结婚**，以让父母高兴。

They didn’t really want to, but they had to get married after the news broke.

他们其实并不想，但消息传开后**不得不结婚**了。

My cousin wasn’t planning on it, but he has to get married now.

我表哥本来也没打算，但现在**不得不结婚**了。

Back then, if you got caught together, you pretty much had to get married.

那时候，如果被发现一起，就几乎**不得不结婚**了。