落户 (luò hù) — to settle (in a place); to establish residence; to set up home
Definition
落户 means to officially register residence in a place (tied to China's 户口 household registration system). Unlike 定居 (simply settling down long-term), 落户 emphasizes the bureaucratic step of getting local hukou status.
verb
to settle (in a place)to establish residenceto set up home
Examples
- 落户。Wǒ men zuì zhōng zài yí gè xiǎo zhèn luò hù le.We finally settled in a small town.
- 落户。Zhè jiā gōng sī xuǎn zé zài shàng hǎi luò hù.This company chose to establish itself in Shanghai.
- ，。Tā yǐ jīng zài shàng hǎi luò le hù, ná dào le hù kǒu běn.He has already settled down in Shanghai and received his household registration booklet.
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