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民居 (mín jū): Residence (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
民 • mín • people, populace, commoners
mín
民
people, populace, commoners
居 • jū • to reside, to dwell
jū
居
to reside, to dwell
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 民居.
Words with
民
民族
mín zú
nationality
人民
rén mín
the people
农民
nóng mín
farmer; peasant
市民
shì mín
city resident
移民
yí mín
migrate; migrant
人民币
rén mín bì
Renminbi [Chinese currency]
中华民族
zhōng huá mín zú
the Chinese nation
公民
gōng mín
citizen
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
定居
dìng jū
Settle down / Reside
宜居
yí jū
livable
居于
jū yú
be located in
4.
How to Use 民居 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
座
yí
一
zuò
座
mín
民
jū
居
neutral
a residential building
Adjective + Noun
gǔ
古
mín
民
jū
居
neutral
ancient residential buildings
Verb + Object
with
保护
bǎo
保
hù
护
mín
民
jū
居
Noun + Noun
with
建筑
mín
民
jū
居
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
5.
Example Sentences with 民居
zhè
这
shì
是
mín
民
jū
居
。
This is a traditional house.
chuán
传
tǒng
统
mín
民
jū
居
neutral
traditional residential buildings
formal
protect residential buildings
formal
Written
residential architecture
zhè
这
piàn
片
qū
区
yù
域
de
的
mín
民
jū
居
dà
大
duō
多
bǎo
保
liú
留
le
了
míng
明
qīng
清
shí
时
qī
期
de
的
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
fēng
风
mào
貌
。
Most of the residences in this area retain the architectural style of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
nǐ
你
liǎo
了
jiě
解
guò
过
dāng
当
dì
地
mín
民
jū
居
de
的
gòng
供
nuǎn
暖
xì
系
tǒng
统
shì
是
rú
如
hé
何
yùn
运
zuò
作
de
的
ma
吗
？
Do you know how the heating system in the local residences works?
wǒ
我
men
们
zū
租
zhù
住
de
的
mín
民
jū
居
suī
虽
rán
然
bú
不
dà
大
，
dàn
但
cǎi
采
guāng
光
hé
和
tōng
通
fēng
风
dōu
都
tè
特
bié
别
hǎo
好
。
Although the residence we rented is not large, it has particularly good lighting and ventilation.
zhè
这
xiē
些
xīn
新
jiàn
建
de
的
mín
民
jū
居
bìng
并
wèi
未
wán
完
quán
全
zūn
遵
xún
循
chuán
传
tǒng
统
de
的
shè
设
jì
计
lǐ
理
niàn
念
。
These newly built residences do not fully adhere to traditional design concepts.
