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    Chinese Grammar

    Using the measure word 户 (hù) for households

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 户 (+ Noun)

    Explanation

    户 (hù) is a measure word used to count households or families. When specifying a number of households, place the number before 户 followed by an optional noun like 家庭 (family).

    Examples

    • 这个小区一共有三百多户居民。

      Zhège xiǎoqū yígòng yǒu sānbǎi duō hù jūmín.

      This residential complex has over three hundred households in total.

    • 政府给每户家庭发了补贴。

      Zhèngfǔ gěi měi hù jiātíng fā le bǔtiē.

      The government gave each household a subsidy.

    • 我们村只剩下几十户人家了。

      Wǒmen cūn zhǐ shèngxià jǐ shí hù rénjiā le.

      Our village only has a few dozen households left.

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