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HSK 6
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 (7)
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
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
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