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查户口
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Collocation
1
就像是查户口一样
2
像查户口似的
3
民警查户口
Definition
查户口
Literally means:
conduct a census
Actually means:
be nosy and probing
It literally refers to a census conducted by the police bureau to acquire and check the registered information of the inhabitants.
The phrase figuratively means that one asks many questions to probe into other people's private life as if he were conducting a census.
指公安部门对居民所登记的户籍资料和实际情况进行查验或核对。
比喻象查户口一样调查或盘问别人的情况。
Example
Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct. (作谓语、状语)
1
Gōngānjú
公安局
zài
在
zhā
查
hùkǒu
户口
shí
时
fāxiàn
发现
tājiā
他家
nìzàng
匿藏
le
了
yī
一
míng
名
tōngjī
通缉
de
的
táofàn
逃犯
。
When the Public Security Bureau checked his account, he found that his family was hiding a wanted fugitive.
2
Wǒ
我
dìyī
第一
cì
次
dào
到
tājiā
他家
,
tā
他
māma
妈妈
xiàng
像
zhā
查
hùkǒu
户口
shìde
似的
,
duì
对
wǒ
我
wèn
问
zhè
这
wèn
问
nā
那
,
gǎo
搞
de
得
wǒ
我
hěn
很
gāngà
尴尬
。
The first time I went to his house, his mother like check the account, to me asked this question, made me very embarrassed.
3
Gēn
跟
biéren
别人
tánhuà
谈话
de
的
shíhou
时候
,
zuìhǎo
最好
bùyào
不要
wèn
问
biéren
别人
tài
太
duō
多
de
的
sīrén
私人
wèntí
问题
,
fǒuzé
否则
huì
会
shǐ
使
rén
人
juéde
觉得
nǐ
你
zài
在
zhā
查
tā
他
de
的
hùkǒu
户口
,
ràng
让
rénjiā
人家
bù
不
gāoxìng
高兴
。
When talking to others, it is best not to ask others too many personal questions, otherwise it will make people feel that you are checking his account, make people unhappy.