家家户户

家家戶戶

jiājiāhùhù

idiom HSK 7-9 #44,496

Meanings

1 every household; each and every family

Characters

family; household

household; door

Examples

春节的时候，家家户户都贴春联。

Chūnjié de shíhou, jiājiāhùhù dōu tiēchūnlián.

During Spring Festival, every household puts up spring couplets.

这个消息传遍了家家户户。

Zhège xiāoxi chuánbiàn le jiājiāhùhù.

This news spread to every household.

Tips

grammar

家家户户 uses the AABB reduplication pattern common in Chinese idioms. 家 and 户 both mean household, and doubling emphasizes totality — each and every one.

Stroke Order

家 jiā

户 hù