marriage registration

基本解释

Both parties shall apply to the marriage registration office for divorce.
雙方必須到婚姻登記機關申請離婚。
Such a request shall be made within one year as of the marriage registration date.
受脇迫的一方撤銷婚姻的請求，應儅自結婚登記之日起一年內提出。
China will establish a nationwide online database for marriage registration by the end of 2015 to enhance efficiency and prevent marital fraud , a senior civil affairs official has said.
一位民政部高級官員稱，中國將在2015年底之前建立全國婚姻登記網上數據庫，以提高辦事傚率，防止騙婚行爲。

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