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title: "几岁可以结婚？ | What is the legal marriage age in China? | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "The legal marriage age in China, explained in easy HSK 1 Chinese: 20 for women, 22 for men, and why 520 is a favourite wedding day."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-legal-marriage-age-in-china"
published: "2026-11-08"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

Original article · [HSK 1](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-1)

# 几岁可以结婚？

What is the legal marriage age in China?

汪林二十一岁，吕青二十岁。他们是男女朋友。

今天，汪林说：“我们结婚吧！做一家人！”

吕青很高兴：“好！我们明天去！”

在中国，他们明天能结婚吗？

不能。中国的法律说：女的到二十岁，可以结婚；男的要到二十二岁。

吕青二十岁，她可以结婚。汪林二十一岁，他还不能结婚。

他问：“男的怎么不是二十岁？”

很多中国人也问这个。有的人说：“男的也二十岁，不好吗？”有的人说：“二十二岁很好，男的可以多学习、多工作。”

法律还说：结婚的时候，两个人都要去，不能一个人去。也不能叫爸爸妈妈去。

汪林想了想，说：“我的生日是五月二十号。到那天，我二十二岁了！”

她也很高兴。中国人说，520 是“我爱你”。五月二十号，很多人去结婚。

你们那儿呢？几岁可以结婚？

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## Words in this article

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- [结婚jiéhūnto marry](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A)
- [生日shēngrìbirthday](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%94%9F%E6%97%A5)
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