迁户

遷戶

qiānhù

verb

Meanings

1 to transfer one's household registration (hukou) to another locality

Characters

to move / relocate

Examples

买房之后他终于把户口从老家迁户到了上海。

Mǎi fáng zhīhòu tā zhōngyú bǎ hùkǒu cóng lǎojiā qiān hù dào le Shànghǎi.

After buying a home he finally transferred his hukou from his hometown to Shanghai.

毕业后想留京工作就得考虑迁户的问题。

Bìyè hòu xiǎng liú jīng gōngzuò jiù děi kǎolǜ qiānhù de wèntí.

If you want to stay in Beijing after graduation, you have to think about transferring your hukou.

Tips

usage

Short for 迁移户口. Usually paired with destination: 迁户到X, 把户口迁到X. Top-tier cities (Beijing, Shanghai) have strict 积分落户 / 人才引进 channels for qualifying transfers.

Stroke Order

迁 qiān

户 hù