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定居 (dìng jū): Settle down / Reside (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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定居 consists of 2 characters.

to decide, settle, fix

to reside, to dwell

How to Use 定居 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 定居 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith下来

dìng定

jū居

xià下

lái来

neutral

settle down

Verb + Verbwith选择

xuǎn选

zé择

dìng定

jū居

Verb + Object

dìng定

jū居

chéng城

shì市

neutral

settle in a city

Adverb + Verbwith长期

cháng长

qī期

dìng定

jū居

Example Sentences with 定居

wǒ我

dìng定

jū居

zài在

běi北

jīng京

。

neutral

choose to settle

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?

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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.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shōu收

rù入

fēng丰

hòu厚

，

què却

cóng

wǒ我

men们

bù不

jǐn仅

yào要

zài在

nà那

lǐ里

gōng工

zuò

jīng经

guò过

duō多

nián年

de的

piāo漂

bó泊

，

tā他

zhōng

tīng听

shuō说

nǐ你

gāng刚

zài在

jiāo郊

qū区

dìng定

jū居

从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

zài在

xuān喧

áo嚣

de的

dū都

shì市

lǐ里

dìng定

jū居

。

Despite his substantial income, he has never considered settling down in the bustling city.

作

，

gèng更

xī希

wàng望

néng能

zài在

dāng当

dì地

shè社

qū区

dìng定

jū居

bìng并

róng融

rù入

qí其

zhōng中

。

We not only want to work there but also hope to settle down and integrate into the local community.

终

yú于

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

lǐ理

xiǎng想

de的

chéng城

shì市

bìng并

dìng定

jū居

xià下

lái来

。

After years of wandering, he finally found his ideal city and settled down.

，

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?

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 定居.

Words with 定

一定yī dìngHSK 3
决定jué dìngHSK 3
肯定kěn dìngHSK 4
规定guī dìngHSK 4
不定bú dìng
假定jiǎ dìng
判定pàn dìng
制定zhì dìng

Words with 居

邻居lín jūHSK 3
宜居yí jū
家居jiā jū
居于jū yú
居住jū zhù
居民jū mín
居然jū rán
民居mín jū