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居住 (jū zhù): Live (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

居住 consists of 2 characters.

居
jū
to reside, to dwell
住
zhù
to live; stay (a number of nights)

Word Info

Pinyinjū zhù
Meaninglive; reside; dwell
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 5
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 居住.

  • 拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
  • 包装bāo zhuāngpack; wrap up; packaging
  • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
  • 财政cái zhènggovernment finance; public economy
  • 参谋cān móustaff officer; adviser
  • 嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
  • 曝光bào guāngexposure
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
  • 别致bié zhìunconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 表彰biǎo zhāngcommend; cite
  • 弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 居住.

Words with 居
  • 邻居lín jūHSK 3
  • 居然jū ránHSK 5
  • 家居jiā jūHSK 6
  • 居民jū mínHSK 6
  • 定居dìng jūHSK 7-9
  • 宜居yí jūHSK 7-9
居于
jū yú
HSK 7-9
  • 民居mín jūHSK 7-9
    • Words with 住
    • 住院zhù yuànHSK 3
    • 入住rù zhùHSK 4
    • 住址zhù zhǐHSK 5
    • 住宿zhù sùHSK 5
    • 住房zhù fángHSK 5
    • 忍不住rěn bu zhùHSK 5
    • 住宅zhù zháiHSK 6
    • 衣食住行yī shí zhù xíngHSK 6
    3.

    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
    jū居
    zhù住
    xià下
    lái来
    neutralSpoken
    settle down
    Adverb + Verbwith长期
    cháng长
    qī期
    jū居
    zhù住
    Verb + Objectwith环境
    jū居
    zhù住
    huán环
    jìng境
    Verb + Noun
    jū居
    zhù住
    dì地
    formalWritten
    4.

    Example Sentences with 居住

    wǒ我
    zhù住
    zài在
    běi北
    jīng京
    。
    I live in Beijing.
    neutral
    long-term residence
    neutral
    living environment
    place of residence
    jū居
    zhù住
    zhèng证
    formal
    residence permit
    wǒ我
    de的
    yé爷
    ye爷
    nǎi奶
    nai奶
    yì一
    zhí直
    jū居
    zhù住
    zài在
    zhè这
    ge个
    ān安
    jìng静
    de的
    xiǎo小
    zhèn镇
    shàng上
    。
    My grandparents have always lived in this quiet small town.
    gēn根
    jù据
    zuì最
    xīn新
    de的
    rén人
    kǒu口
    pǔ普
    chá查
    shù数
    jù据
    ，
    chāo超
    guò过
    liǎng两
    qiān千
    wàn万
    rén人
    zài在
    zhè这
    zuò座
    chāo超
    dài大
    chéng城
    shì市
    lǐ里
    jū居
    zhù住
    。
    According to the latest census data, over twenty million people reside in this megacity.
    nǐ你
    dǎ打
    suàn算
    zài在
    zhè这
    zuò座
    chéng城
    shì市
    zhǎng长
    qī期
    jū居
    zhù住
    ，
    hái还
    shì是
    jǐn仅
    jǐn仅
    duǎn短
    zàn暂
    tíng停
    liú留
    ？
    Do you plan to live in this city long-term, or is it just a brief stay?
    tā他
    xǐ喜
    huān欢
    jū居
    zhù住
    zài在
    hǎi海
    biān边
    ，
    yīn因
    wèi为
    nà那
    lǐ里
    kōng空
    qì气
    qīng清
    xīn新
    。
    He likes living by the sea because the air is fresh there.
    tā他
    cóng从
    wèi未
    zài在
    rèn任
    hé何
    yí一
    gè个
    dì地
    fāng方
    wěn稳
    dìng定
    dì地
    jū居
    zhù住
    chāo超
    guò过
    sān三
    nián年
    。
    He has never settled down and lived stably in any one place for more than three years.
    kǎo考
    lǜ虑
    dào到
    hái孩
    zi子
    de的
    jiào教
    yù育
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    zuì最
    zhōng终
    xuǎn选
    zé择
    le了
    zài在
    zhè这
    ge个
    xué学
    qū区
    jū居
    zhù住
    。
    Considering the children's education, we ultimately chose to reside in this school district.
    wèi为
    le了
    gōng工
    zuò作
    fāng方
    biàn便
    ，
    tā她
    jué决
    dìng定
    zài在
    chéng城
    shì市
    zhōng中
    xīn心
    jū居
    zhù住
    ，
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    fáng房
    zū租
    bǐ比
    jiào较
    guì贵
    。
    For the convenience of work, she decided to live in the city center, even though the rent is relatively expensive.
    suī虽
    rán然
    tā他
    zài在
    hǎi海
    wài外
    gōng工
    zuò作
    ，
    dàn但
    tā他
    de的
    jiā家
    rén人
    yī依
    rán然
    zài在
    guó国
    nèi内
    jū居
    zhù住
    。
    Although he works overseas, his family still lives in the country.