住 (zhù): To live — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0

Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 住

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 住

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

住

亻person

主master

住=

4.

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5.

How to Use 住

Living or staying somewhere

住 + place

Use 住 before or with a place phrase to talk about living or staying.

zhù住

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 住

HSK 3.0 · L3

zhù住

yuàn

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yào要

zài在

jiǔ酒

diàn店

zhù住

sān

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亻person

+主master

A person (亻) has a main place (主) to stay - to live or dwell.

zài在

live at/in

zhù住

jiā家

lǐ里

live at home

zhù住

jiǔ酒

diàn店

stay at a hotel

院

to be in hospital

HSK 3.0 · L4

rù入

zhù住

to check in; to move in

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhù住

zhǐ址

address

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhù住

sù宿

to stay at

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhù住

fáng房

housing

HSK 6

jū居

zhù住

live; reside; dwell

三

tiān天

。

He will stay at the hotel for three nights.

Wǒ我

zhù住

zài在

Běi北

jīng京

。

I live in Beijing.

qǐng请

tián填

xiě写

nín您

de的

xiáng详

xì细

zhù住

zhǐ址

。

Please fill in your detailed address

qǐng请

jì记

zhù住

míng明

tiān天

de的

zhòng重

yào要

huì会

yì议

。

Please remember the important meeting tomorrow

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

de的

zhù住

fáng房

jià价

gé格

hěn很

gāo高

。

Housing prices are very high in this city

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