万家

萬家

wànjiā

noun

Meanings

1 ten thousand households
2 countless homes; every household

Characters

ten thousand; countless

home, household, family

Examples

HSK 7-9

夜幕下的城市万家灯火。

Yèmù xià de chéngshì wànjiā-dēnghuǒ.

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

HSK 7-9

这项政策惠及千家万户。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè huìjí qiānjiā-wànhù.

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