千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)

1. 1.

   every family (idiom)idiom

Figurative meaning

Every family.

Literal meaning

A thousand families and ten thousand households.

• 千thousand
• 家family
• 万ten thousand
• 户a household

No attested origin story

千家万户 often follows verbs like 走进 or 进入 to say that something has reached ordinary homes.

1. HSK 3

   电视早就走进了千家万户。

   Diànshì zǎo jiù zǒujìn le qiān jiā wàn hù.

   Television entered every family long ago.

2. HSK 4

   这个好消息很快传到了千家万户。

   Zhège hǎo xiāoxi hěn kuài chuándào le qiān jiā wàn hù.

   The good news quickly spread to every family.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你小时候家里有电脑吗？

   Nǐ xiǎoshíhou jiā li yǒu diànnǎo ma?

   Did your family have a computer when you were little?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   没有，那时候很少。

   Méiyǒu, nà shíhou hěn shǎo.

   No, they were rare back then.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   现在电脑已经进入千家万户了。

   Xiànzài diànnǎo yǐjīng jìnrù qiān jiā wàn hù le.

   Now computers are in every family.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   是啊，变化真大。

   Shì a, biànhuà zhēn dà.

   Yes, it's a big change.

1. 1.What does 千家万户 mean?

   AEvery familyBThe prevailing trendCTo have lingering fears
2. 2.Which sentence uses 千家万户 correctly?

   A网络已经走进了千家万户。B他千家万户地跑了。C我很千家万户。
3. 3.Which idiom fits best? 电视早就走进了____。 (TV entered every family long ago.)

   A千家万户B大势所趋C心有余悸

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