大户

大戶
dàhù
noun #44,728

Meanings

  1. 1 wealthy and powerful family
  2. 2 big investor; major player
  3. 3 big consumer (of water, power, etc.)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā jiā yǐqián shì cūn lǐ yǒumíng de dàhù.
His family used to be the best-known wealthy family in the village.
HSK 7-9
Gǔshì lǐ de dàhù wǎngwǎng bǐ sǎnhù xiāoxi língtōng.
Big investors in the stock market are usually better informed than small ones.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā gāngchǎng shì běn shì de yòngdiàn dàhù.
This steel mill is one of the biggest electricity users in the city.

Tips

culture
In old China a 大户 was a wealthy landowning family with servants, a large compound and influence over the village. Today the word is used for anyone big in their field: in the stock market a 大户 is an investor with big money, against 散户 (small retail investors).

Stroke Order

大 dà
户 hù