户籍

戶籍

hùjí

noun #39,998

Meanings

1 household registration
2 census register
3 hukou

Characters

Examples

他的户籍还在老家，没迁到北京。

Tā de hùjí hái zài lǎojiā, méi qiān dào Běijīng.

His household registration is still in his hometown; he hasn't transferred it to Beijing.

这项政策只针对本地户籍居民。

Zhè xiàng zhèngcè zhǐ zhēnduì běndì hùjí jūmín.

This policy only applies to residents with local household registration.

Tips

culture

More formal/written than the colloquial 户口. The 户籍 system ties residence to education, healthcare, and property rights; the 农业 (rural) vs 非农业 (urban) split was formally merged in 2014 but practical benefits still differ widely by city tier.

Stroke Order

户 hù

籍 jí