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.
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