小住 (xiǎo zhù) — to stay somewhere briefly

Definition

Literary, written-style verb for a short, leisurely stay somewhere — softer and more elegant than the everyday 住. Pairs naturally with 在 + place + 了 + duration.

verb

to stay somewhere briefly

Examples

小住。
Wǒ zài běi jīng xiǎo zhù le jǐ tiān.
I stayed in Beijing for a few days.
，小住。
Qù háng zhōu shí, wǒ men zài xī hú biān xiǎo zhù le liǎng zhōu.
When going to Hangzhou, we stayed by West Lake for two weeks.
小住。
Tā dǎ suàn zài xiāng xia xiǎo zhù yí duàn rì zi.
He plans to stay in the countryside for a period.

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