Grammar · Chapter 1
家家户户 and 千家万户: every household
家家户户 + 都… · 千家万户
A doubled number turns into 'every single one': 家 家, 户 户 — 'in every household, no exceptions': 家家户户都吃饺子. 千家万户 is 'thousands of households', i. e. very many, not 'each'. Both are words of news and festival prose; the difference is in the claim: 家家户户 — every one, 千家万户 — the masses.
Examples
- 春节前，社区把消防提醒贴到了家家户户的门口。 Chūnjié qián, shèqū bǎ xiāofáng tíxǐng tiē dào le jiājiāhùhù de ménkǒu. Before Spring Festival the community posted fire-safety reminders on the door of every household.
- 这个好消息很快传到了千家万户。 Zhège hǎo xiāoxi hěn kuài chuán dào le qiānjiāwànhù. This good news soon spread to countless households.
- 家家户户都吃饺子。 Jiājiāhùhù dōu chī jiǎozi. Every household eats dumplings on this day.