How to say “every family” in Chinese
every family, all households
“Every family” in Chinese is 千家万户, qiān jiā wàn hù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
千家万户 is read qiān jiā wàn hù: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
It hints at the sound of 护 hù. In 窗户 it's read in the neutral tone: hu.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “千家万户”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 千家万户. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 互联网走进了千家万户。hùliánwǎngzǒujìnleqiānjiāwànhùThe internet has reached every home.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “every family” in Chinese?
“Every family” in Chinese is 千家万户, pinyin qiānjiā wànhù.
What does 千家万户 mean?
千家万户 (qiānjiā wànhù) means “every family, all households”.
How do you write 千家万户?
千家万户 is 4 characters: 千 (qiān) — thousand; 家 (jiā) — home, family; 万 (wàn) — ten thousand; 户 (hù) — door; household, family. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 千家万户?
千家万户 is read qiānjiā wànhù. Tones: qiān — first tone, jiā — first tone, wàn — fourth tone, hù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“every family” in the lesson “Charity and equality”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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