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定居 (dìng jū): Settle down / Reside (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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定 • dìng • to decide, settle, fix • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dìng
定
to decide, settle, fix
居 • jū • to reside, to dwell
jū
居
to reside, to dwell
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 定居.
Words with
定
一定
yī dìng
definitely
决定
jué dìng
decide
肯定
kěn dìng
certain; definite
规定
guī dìng
rule
制定
zhì dìng
draw up; draft; formulate
否定
fǒu dìng
to negate; to deny
固定
gù dìng
fixed; fasten
确定
què dìng
define; fix; determine
Words with
居
邻居
lín jū
neighbour
居然
jū rán
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
家居
jiā jū
home furnishing; household; domestic living
居住
jū zhù
live; reside; dwell
居民
jū mín
resident
宜居
yí jū
livable
居于
jū yú
be located in
民居
mín jū
residence
4.
How to Use 定居 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
下来
dìng
定
jū
居
xià
下
lái
来
neutral
settle down
Verb + Verb
with
选择
xuǎn
选
zé
择
dìng
定
jū
居
Verb + Object
dìng
定
jū
居
chéng
城
shì
市
neutral
Adverb + Verb
with
长期
cháng
长
qī
期
dìng
定
jū
居
5.
Example Sentences with 定居
wǒ
我
dìng
定
jū
居
zài
在
běi
北
jīng
京
neutral
choose to settle
settle in a city
dìng
定
jū
居
guó
国
wài
外
neutral
settle abroad
neutral
settle long-term
。
I settled in Beijing.
jīng
经
guò
过
shēn
深
sī
思
shú
熟
lǜ
虑
，
tā
他
men
们
zuì
最
zhōng
终
xuǎn
选
zé
择
zài
在
qì
气
hòu
候
yí
宜
rén
人
de
的
nán
南
fāng
方
chéng
城
shì
市
dìng
定
jū
居
。
After careful consideration, they ultimately chose to settle down in a southern city with a pleasant climate.
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
suàn
算
zài
在
nǎ
哪
gè
个
guó
国
jiā
家
dìng
定
jū
居
，
shì
是
chū
出
yú
于
zhí
职
yè
业
fā
发
zhǎn
展
hái
还
shì
是
jiā
家
tíng
庭
yuán
原
yīn
因
？
In which country do you plan to settle down, for career development or family reasons?
tā
他
men
们
jué
决
dìng
定
zài
在
xiāng
乡
xià
下
dìng
定
jū
居
，
xiǎng
享
shòu
受
ān
安
jìng
静
de
的
shēng
生
huó
活
。
They decided to settle in the countryside to enjoy a quiet life.
tīng
听
shuō
说
nǐ
你
gāng
刚
zài
在
jiāo
郊
qū
区
dìng
定
jū
居
，
gǎn
感
jué
觉
xīn
新
huán
环
jìng
境
zěn
怎
me
么
yàng
样
？
I heard you just settled down in the suburbs; how do you feel about the new environment?
