Chinese Word: 住 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

住HSK 1

Pinyin: zhù

English Definition: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Chinese Definition:
①长期居留或短暂歇息：居住。住宿。住房。住户。
②停，止，歇下：住手。雨住了。
③动词的补语(ａ．表示稳当或牢固，如“站住”；b．表示停顿或静止，如“他愣住了”。c．与“得”或“不”连用，表示力量够得上，如“支持不住了”)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人

Ideographic: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 主 [ zhǔ ] to own; to host; master; host; lord

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抓住	zhuā zhù	to grab; to capture	HSK 5
住房	zhù fáng	housing
居住	jū zhù	to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in	HSK 6
住宅	zhù zhái	residence; tenement	HSK 6
住院	zhù yuàn	to be in hospital; to be hospitalized

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1		zhàn zhù 站住 bú yào 不要 dòng 动。 Stand still and don't move.
2		nà 那 rén 人 zhàn zhù 站住 le 了。 That person stopped.
3		wǒ 我 zhù zài 住在 de qiú shàng 地球上。 I live on the earth.
4		wǒ 我 zhù zài 住在 shì zhōng xīn 市中心。 I live in the city center.
5		dǎ yìn jī 打印机 kǎ zhù 卡住 le 了。 The printer is jammed.

1		zhàn zhù 站住 bú yào 不要 dòng 动。 Stand still and don't move.
2		nà 那 rén 人 zhàn zhù 站住 le 了。 That person stopped.
3		wǒ 我 zhù zài 住在 de qiú shàng 地球上。 I live on the earth.
4		wǒ 我 zhù zài 住在 shì zhōng xīn 市中心。 I live in the city center.
5		dǎ yìn jī 打印机 kǎ zhù 卡住 le 了。 The printer is jammed.