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户

HSK 4Character · Noun · ClassifierTraditional戶

door; household; family; account

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Meanings

6 senses · 26 examples
1.

noun

door; entrance

formal

Refers to the door of a house or building, used in formal or written contexts.

Tā他
jiā家
de的
hù户
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
hóng红
dēng灯
long笼
 。

Red lanterns are hung on the door of his house.

Zhè这
lǐ里
shí实
xíng行
yè夜
bù不
bì闭
hù户
de的
ān安
quán全
huán环
jìng境
 。

This place has a safe environment where people do not lock their doors at night.

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Qǐng请
suí随
shǒu手
guān关
hù户
 。

Please close the door behind you.

Hù户
shū枢
bù不
dù蠹
 ,
liú流
shuǐ水
bù不
fǔ腐
 。

A door hinge never rusts; running water never goes stale.

Xiǎo小
tōu偷
qiào撬
kāi开
le了
hòu后
hù户
liū溜
jìn进
le了
yuàn院
zi子
 。

The thief pried open the back door and slipped into the yard.

2.

noun

household; resident family

neutral

Refers to a family or residential unit.

Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
qū区
yǒu有
liǎng两
qiān千
duō多
hù户
jū居
mín民
 。

There are more than 2,000 households in our community.

Hù户
jí籍
dēng登
jì记
xū需
yào要
tí提
gōng供
jū居
zhù住
dì地
zhǐ址
 。

Household registration requires providing a residential address.

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Tā他
shì是
yǎng养
zhí殖
zhuān专
yè业
hù户
 。

He is a professional livestock breeder household.

Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
de的
pín贫
kùn困
hù户
yǐ已
jīng经
quán全
bù部
tuō脱
pín贫
 。

All the low-income households in this village have been lifted out of poverty.

Shè社
qū区
wèi为
dú独
jū居
hù户
sòng送
qù去
le了
fáng防
yì疫
wù物
zī资
 。

The community delivered epidemic prevention supplies to single-person households.

3.

noun

family status; social standing

literary

Refers to the social status and family background of a family.

Tā他
men们
liǎng两
jiā家
mén门
dāng当
hù户
duì对
 ,
hěn很
shì适
hé合
jié结
qīn亲
 。

The two families have matching social statuses, so they are well suited for marriage.

Gǔ古
dài代
hūn婚
yīn姻
fēi非
cháng常
kàn看
zhòng重
mén门
dāng当
hù户
duì对
 。

In ancient times, marriage was very focused on matching family backgrounds.

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Tā他
chū出
shēn身
shū书
xiāng香
hù户
 ,
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiē接
shòu受
liáng良
hǎo好
jiào教
yù育
 。

He comes from a scholarly family and received a good education from childhood.

Mén门
dì第
guān观
niàn念
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
yǐ已
jīng经
dàn淡
huà化
le了
 。

The concept of family status has faded in modern society.

Zhè这
liǎng两
ge个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
dǎ打
pò破
le了
mén门
dì第
chā差
jù距
 。

These two young people broke through the gap of family status.

4.

noun

bank account; account

neutral

Refers to a financial account at a bank or financial institution.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
qián钱
zhuǎn转
dào到
wǒ我
de的
yín银
háng行
hù户
lǐ里
 。

Please transfer the money to my bank account.

Zhè这
ge个
zhàng账
hù户
bèi被
dòng冻
jié结
le了
 。

This account has been frozen.

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Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
kāi开
yí一
gè个
xīn新
de的
chǔ储
xù蓄
hù户
 。

Please help me open a new savings account.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yǒu有
duō多
gè个
duì对
gōng公
hù户
 。

This company has multiple corporate accounts.

Qǐng请
hé核
duì对
yī一
xià下
nǐ你
de的
cún存
hù户
xìn信
xī息
 。

Please check your deposit account information.

5.

classifier

classifier for households

neutral

Used to count the number of households or families.

Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
yǒu有
wǔ五
bǎi百
duō多
hù户
rén人
jiā家
 。

This village has more than 500 households.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
yǒu有
jǐ几
shí十
hù户
shāng商
pù铺
 。

There are dozens of shop households on this street.

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Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
qū区
xīn新
zēng增
le了
èr二
shí十
hù户
xīn新
zhù住
hù户
 。

This community has added 20 new households.

Zhè这
ge个
shān山
qū区
lǐ里
zhǐ只
yǒu有
sān三
hù户
rén人
jiā家
kào靠
zhòng种
zhí植
wèi为
shēng生
 。

Only three households in this mountain area make a living by farming.

Quán全
zhèn镇
gòng共
yǒu有
sān三
qiān千
duō多
hù户
jiā家
tíng庭
 。

The entire town has more than 3,000 households.

6.

noun

family name

neutral

Used as a Chinese surname.

Hù户
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Hu is our new colleague.