Verblive; reside; dwell

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 居住.
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Character Breakdown

居住 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 居住 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 居住 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith下来
zhù
xià
lái
neutralSpoken
settle down
Adverb + Verbwith长期
cháng
zhù
neutral
long-term residence
Verb + Objectwith环境
zhù
huán
jìng
neutral
living environment
Verb + Noun
zhù
formalWritten
place of residence
zhù
zhèng
formal
residence permit

Example Sentences with 居住

zhù
zài
běi
jīng
I live in Beijing.
gēn
zuì
xīn
de
rén
kǒu
chá
shù
chāo
guò
liǎng
qiān
wàn
rén
zài
zhè
zuò
chāo
dài
chéng
shì
zhù
According to the latest census data, over twenty million people reside in this megacity.
suàn
zài
zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
zhǎng
zhù
hái
shì
jǐn
jǐn
duǎn
zàn
tíng
liú
Do you plan to live in this city long-term, or is it just a brief stay?
huān
zhù
zài
hǎi
biān
yīn
wèi
kōng
qīng
xīn
He likes living by the sea because the air is fresh there.
cóng
wèi
zài
rèn
fāng
wěn
dìng
zhù
chāo
guò
sān
nián
He has never settled down and lived stably in any one place for more than three years.
kǎo
dào
hái
zi
de
jiào
men
zuì
zhōng
xuǎn
le
zài
zhè
ge
xué
zhù
Considering the children's education, we ultimately chose to reside in this school district.
wèi
le
gōng
zuò
fāng
biàn便
jué
dìng
zài
chéng
shì
zhōng
xīn
zhù
jǐn
guǎn
fáng
jiào
guì
For the convenience of work, she decided to live in the city center, even though the rent is relatively expensive.
suī
rán
zài
hǎi
wài
gōng
zuò
dàn
de
jiā
rén
rán
zài
guó
nèi
zhù
Although he works overseas, his family still lives in the country.