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住
zhù
1.
to live
2.
to dwell
3.
to stay
4.
to reside
5.
to stop
6.
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不住
bùzhù
repeatedly
住区
zhùqū
living area
住友
Zhùyǒu
Sumitomo, Japanese company
住口
zhùkǒu
shut up
住嘴
zhùzuǐ
to hold one's tongue
住地
zhùdì
living area
住址
zhùzhǐ
address
住宅
zhùzhái
residence
住客
zhùkè
hotel guest
住家
zhùjiā
residence
住宿
zhùsù
to stay at
住居
zhùjū
to live
住户
zhùhù
inhabitant
住房
zhùfáng
housing
住所
zhùsuǒ
habitation
住手
zhùshǒu
to desist
住持
zhùchí
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
住校
zhùxiào
to board at school
住舍
zhùshè
house
住处
zhùchù
residence
Example Sentences (10)
我不喜欢一直住在一个城市，想去其他城市看一看。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan yìzhí zhù zài yí gè chéngshì, xiǎng qù qítā chéngshì kàn yí kàn.
I don't like living in one city all the time; I want to go see other cities.
Text 1
我计划去郊区住一个月。你不是已经买好火车票了吗？你到底怎么打算的呀？
Wǒ jìhuà qù jiāoqū zhù yí gè yuè. Nǐ bú shì yǐjīng mǎi hǎo huǒchē piào le ma? Nǐ dàodǐ zěnme dǎsuàn de yā?
I plan to stay in the suburbs for a month. Didn't you already buy the train ticket? What exactly are you planning?
Text 3
我家人都在北京，星期天我姐姐也有时间，她可以去机场接你们，你们也可以住我家。
Wǒ jiā rén dōu zài Běijīng, xīngqītiān wǒ jiějie yě yǒu shíjiān, tā kěyǐ qù jīchǎng jiē nǐmen, nǐmen yě kěyǐ zhù wǒ jiā.
My whole family is in Beijing. On Sunday my older sister is free too; she can go to the airport to pick you up, and you can also stay at my place.
Text 3
是啊，他也希望能住得近一点儿。
Shì a, tā yě xīwàng néng zhù de jìn yìdiǎnr.
Yeah, he also hopes to live a little closer.
Text 4
那儿最美的季节是春天和秋天，不过那时候人比较多。稍微好一点儿的时间是每年12月到第二年3月。这段时间去丽江的话，无论交通还是吃、住都很便宜。
Nàr zuì měi de jìjié shì chūntiān hé qiūtiān, bùguò nà shíhou rén bǐjiào duō. Shāowēi hǎo yìdiǎnr de shíjiān shì měinián shí'èr yuè dào dì'èr nián sān yuè. Zhè duàn shíjiān qù Lìjiāng de huà, wúlùn jiāotōng háishì chī, zhù dōu hěn piányi.
The most beautiful seasons there are spring and autumn, but it is more crowded then. A slightly better time is from December each year to March of the following year. If you go to Lijiang during this period, both transportation and food and lodging are very cheap.
Text 3
我们住在同一个楼、同一个房间。
Wǒmen zhù zài tóng yí gè lóu, tóng yí gè fángjiān.
We live in the same building, in the same room.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 308
- Word Frequency Rank
- 397 of 84,292