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户口
hùkǒu
Description
户口是中国的一种登记制度，记录一个人住在哪里、属于哪个家庭。
"户口" is a registration system in China that records where a person lives and which family they belong to.
很多人上学、工作都和户口有关系。
Many people's schooling and work are related to "户口".
Meanings
户口hùkǒu
household registration (residence and family record)
他的户口在北京。
His household registration is in Beijing.
户口hùkǒu
registered residents; number of households
这个村子有两百户口。
This village has two hundred households.
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Notes
- Etymology
户 (household) + 口 (mouth/person), literally 'household people'.
- Nuance
often central to Chinese life—schooling, jobs, and benefits depend on one's 户口 location.
In videos
“如果你没有这个城市的户口，”
“好几个部长都有他们的 TikTok 的户口”
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