喜结良缘

xǐ jié liáng yuán

to be happily married

Character by character

喜xǐ
happily

结jié
tie

良liáng
good

缘yuán
bond

祝贺两位新人喜结良缘，白头到老！

Congratulations to the happy couple on their marriage: may you grow old together!

Tone: positive (praise).

Formal and festive: wedding banners, cards, announcements and the host’s speech. A close synonym is 喜结连理.

Learn this in Lesson 42 · HSK 5–6: 婚礼这一天 (The wedding day)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.