Word: 结 (jié, jiē)

一根藤上结的瓜,苦甜在一堆

yìgēn téng shang jiē de guā,kǔ tián zài yìduī

melons on one vine: bitter and sweet are in one pile

一根藤上结的瓜,苦甜是一家

yìgēn téng shang jiē de guā,kǔ tián shì yìjiā

melons on one vine: bitter or sweet, they're one family

两人相识三年后结了婚。

Liǎng rén xiāngshí sān nián hòu jié le hūn.

The two married three years after they met.

两相情愿，好结亲眷

liǎngxiāngqíngyuàn, hǎo jié qīnjuàn

when both are willing, a good marriage connection can be made

人要长交，账要短结

rén yào cháng jiāo, zhàng yào duǎn jié

friends should be kept long, accounts should be settled short

仇可解不可结

chóu kě jiě bùkě jié

a grudge can be untied, not tied tighter

他们结了婚并定居在波士顿附近。

Tāmen jié le hūn bìng dìngjū zài Bōshìdùn fùjìn.

They got married and settled near Boston.

伤口结了疤，别用手抠。

Shāngkǒu jié le bā, bié yòng shǒu kōu.

The wound has formed a scab, so don't pick at it.

你曾经结过婚吗？

Nǐ céngjīng jié guò hūn ma?

Did you ever get married?

你结过婚吗？

Nǐ jié guò hūn ma?

Did you ever get married?

冤仇可解不可结

yuānchóu kě jiě bùkě jié

a grudge can be untied, not tied tighter

冬天，河面结了坚硬的冰。

Dōngtiān, hémiàn jié le jiānyìng de bīng.

In winter, the river surface freezes into solid ice.

千丈麻绳总要有一个结

qiānzhàng máshéng zǒng yào yǒu yí gè jié

a thousand-zhang hemp rope must still have an end knot

她违背了她父亲的意愿结了婚。

Tā wéibèile tā fùqīn de yìyuàn jié le hūn.

She got married against her father's will.

宁失一人喜，不结千人怨

nìng shī yì rén xǐ, bù jié qiān rén yuàn

better to lose one person's pleasure than earn a thousand people's resentment

心去意难留，留下结冤仇

xīn qù yì nán liú, liúxià jiē yuānchóu

when the heart has gone, the will is hard to keep; keeping them creates enmity

恩义广施，人生何处不相逢；冤仇莫结，路逢狭处难回避

ēnyì guǎng shī, rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng; yuānchóu mò jié, lù féng xiá chù nán huíbì

give kindness widely, for where in life won't we meet again; make no enemies, for on a narrow road it is hard to avoid them

我结过婚。

Wǒ jié guò hūn.

I got married once. I've been married before.

我19岁的时候结了婚。

Wǒ shíjiǔ suì de shíhou jié le hūn.

I married when I was 19 years old.

拄棍要拄长的，结伴要结强的

zhǔ gùn yào zhǔ cháng de, jiébàn yào jié qiáng de

choose a long stick to lean on; choose a strong companion

树上结满了丰硕的果实。

Shù shàng jiē mǎnle fēngshuò de guǒshí.

The trees are laden with plentiful fruit.

水结冻后，变成冰。

Shuǐ jié dòng hòu, biànchéng bīng.

When water freezes it becomes ice.

电结他的声音和木结他不同。

Diàn jié tā de shēngyīn hé mù jié tā bùtóng.

An electric guitar doesn't sound the same as an acoustic one.

结冤容易，解冤难

jié yuān róngyì, jiěyuān nán

making a grudge is easy, undoing it is hard

结得人缘好，不怕做事难

jié de rényuán hǎo, búpà zuòshì nán

if you've built good relations, you needn't fear hard tasks

这树年年都结上好的桃儿。

Zhè shù nián nián dōu jiē shàng hǎo de táo ér.

This tree bears good peaches every year.

黄连树上结瓜,一串串儿苦

huángliánshù shàng jiē guā,yí chuànchuàn ér kǔ

melons growing on a goldthread tree: strings and strings of bitterness