大户 (dà hù) — wealthy and influential family; large family (with many members); big client; large investor (in stock market or business)

Definition

大户 literally means a 'big household' and covers three ideas: a wealthy and influential family, a large family with many members, and a big investor/large client in markets or business.

noun
wealthy and influential familylarge family (with many members)big clientlarge investor (in stock market or business)
Measure word · 户

Examples

  • 大户，。
    Tā jiā shì dāng dì yǒu míng de dà hù, jǐ dài rén dōu zài zhè lǐ shēng huó.
    His family is a well-known wealthy and influential family in the area; several generations have lived here.
  • 大户，。
    Zhè ge dà hù rén jiā yǒu shí jǐ kǒu rén, chī fàn yào kāi liǎng zhuō.
    This large family has more than ten members; they need two tables for meals.
  • 大户，。
    Tā zài gǔ shì lǐ shì gè dà hù, yí cì néng mǎi jǐ bǎi wàn de gǔ piào.
    He is a big investor in the stock market, able to buy millions of yuan worth of stocks at once.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàlarge
户hùhousehold

A large 户 household can mean a wealthy family or a big client.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戶; 户 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 戶 is a picture of half of a gate. The simplified 户 is a later shorthand, so its shape should not be read as the original parts.

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