Definition

1. Verb:
   • To force to marry (someone): The act of compelling or coercing someone into a marriage against their will.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gia đình đã cố gắng bức hôn cô ấy với một người đàn ông giàu có. (The family tried to force her to marry a wealthy man.)
  • Trong câu chuyện, công chúa bị bức hôn cho một hoàng tử nước láng giềng. (In the story, the princess was forced to marry a prince from a neighboring country.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị bức hôn": to be forced into marriage.
  • Nhiều phụ nữ trong lịch sử đã bị bức hôn vì lý do chính trị. (Many women in history were forced into marriage for political reasons.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cưỡng hôn (verb): A synonym meaning to compel or force a marriage. It carries a similar, often slightly stronger, connotation of coercion.
  • Họ bị cưỡng hôn theo truyền thống của bộ tộc. (They were compelled to marry according to tribal tradition.)

Synonyms

• Ép buộc kết hôn: to compel to marry.
• Cưỡng ép hôn nhân: to coerce into marriage.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "bức hôn" specifically describes the social or familial act of forcing a marriage. It is not used for general coercion in other contexts. This term is often associated with historical, traditional, or dramatic contexts rather than everyday modern situations.

1. To force to marry (someone)