Chinese word

户口

Pronunciation

Pinyinhù kǒu

Meaning

  • nounresidence registration

Example

迁到新城市后要办户口。qiān dào xīn chéng shì hòu yào bàn hù kǒu

After moving to a new city, you need to register your residence.

Illustration for 户口 (residence registration)

More examples

他在这家公司工作，但还没有本地户口。tā zài zhè jiā gōng sī gōng zuò dàn hái méi yǒu běn dì hù kǒu

He works at this company, but he still does not have local residence registration.

Core concept

An official record tying a household and its members to a registered address.

Common phrases

  • 办户口bàn hù kǒu

    register one's residence

  • 有户口yǒu hù kǒu

    have residence registration

  • 本地户口běn dì hù kǒu

    local residence registration

Similar words

户籍hù jí: An official register recording a household's members, relationships, and births.
户口本hù kóu běn: A household record booklet containing members' names and registration details.

Definition in Chinese

按住址和户属关系对居民进行登记的制度或登记记录，用以管理人口并作为确定居住权利和公共服务资格的依据。àn zhù zhǐ hé hù shǔ guān xì duì jū mín jìn xíng dēng jì de zhì dù huò dēng jì jì lù yòng yǐ guán lǐ rén kǒu bìng zuò wéi què dìng jū zhù quán lì hé gōng gòng fú wù zī gé de yī jù

Word origin

户 (hù, "household") + 口 (kǒu, "person") reflects the old practice of counting people by household, which developed into the official registration of residents and their registered address.

Usage tips

  • For everyday conversation, 户口 (hùkǒu, "household registration") concerns an official registered address, so it does not always mean the place where a person currently lives.

Other meanings

  • family registernoun
  • residence certificatenoun

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