() — (classifier) for households, families, or registered residences

Definition

户 (hù) is the measure word for households or registered residences — used like English 'households' in census or residential counts. Don't confuse with 门 (mén), which classifies courses, subjects, or branches of technology.

classifier
for householdsfamiliesor registered residences

Examples

  • Zhè ge xiǎo qū yǒu sān bǎi hù jū mín.
    This residential area has three hundred households of residents.
  • Quán cūn yí gòng yǒu yì bǎi èr shí hù.
    The whole village has a total of one hundred and twenty households.
  • Měi hù dōu shōu dào le shè qū de tōng zhī.
    Every household received the community notice.

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