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农户

Word · Noun · ClassifierTraditional戶

door; household; family

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Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

door; gate

literary

Often appears in literary or formal contexts to refer to an entrance.

Tā他
yòng用
lì力
tuī推
kāi开
le了
nà那
shàn扇
zhū朱
qī漆
mén门
hù户
 。

He pushed open that vermilion-lacquered door with force.

Mén门
hù户
jǐn紧
bì闭
 ,
jiā家
lǐ里
sì似
hū乎
méi没
rén人
 。

The doors and gates were tightly shut; it seemed no one was home.

2.

noun

household; family; registered residence

A fundamental unit in census, administration, and social organization. Can refer to a single dwelling unit or a family.

Zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
qū区
yǒu有
wǔ五
bǎi百
duō多
hù户
jū居
mín民
 。

There are over five hundred households in this residential complex.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
de的
hù户
zhǔ主
 。

He is the head of our household.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
de的
hù户
kǒu口
běn本
gěi给
wǒ我
kàn看
yī一
xià下
 。

Please show me your household registration booklet.

3.

noun

family engaged in a specific occupation

Used as a suffix or in compounds to specify the type of household (e.g., 农户, 商户).

Tā他
men们
jiā家
shì是
shì世
dài代
xiāng相
chuán传
de的
yǎng养
fēng蜂
zhuān专
yè业
hù户
 。

Their family is a beekeeping specialist household passed down through generations.

4.

classifier

household (as a unit for counting families)

A common measure word for families or households.

Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
shí十
jǐ几
hù户
rén人
jiā家
le了
 。

Only about a dozen households remain in this village.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
bāng帮
zhù助
le了
shàng上
qiān千
hù户
shòu受
zāi灾
jiā家
tíng庭
 。

The government assisted over a thousand disaster-affected families.