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住 (zhù): to live, to reside

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to live, to reside
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 7
Radical: 亻
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to live
to reside
to stay
to stop
to cease
(result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
to live
to reside
to stay (temporarily)
to stop
to cease
(after a verb) indicating firmness or a stable achieved state

Chinese explanation

在一个地方长期生活、居住，比如住在北京、我家住三楼
也可以表示停下来、不再移动，比如住手、雨住了。

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Example sentences

I live in Beijing.

I stay at a hotel.

Stop (your hand)!

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He stopped (standing).

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