万家

萬家

wànjiā

noun

Meanings

1 ten thousand households
2 countless homes; every household (literary)

Characters

ten thousand; countless

home, household, family

Examples

夜幕下的城市万家灯火。

Yèmù xià de chéngshì wànjiādēnghuǒ.

Under the curtain of night, the city had a thousand lights in every home.

这项政策惠及千家万家。

Zhèxiàng zhèngcè huì jí qiān jiā wànjiā.

This policy benefits countless households.

Tips

usage

万家 is mostly encountered as part of fixed phrases — especially 万家灯火 'the lights of countless homes', a staple image of evening cityscapes and nostalgia. As a stand-alone noun it is literary; everyday speech prefers 千家万户.

Stroke Order

万 wàn

家 jiā