常驻 (cháng zhù) — resident; permanent (attributive, for positions…

Definition

Modifier meaning 'permanently stationed at' or 'resident' — typically used for personnel or offices with an ongoing presence in a fixed location.

adjective

residentpermanent (attributive, for positions or status)stationedbased (in a specific location)

Easily confused

常驻。
Tā shì wǒ men gōng sī zhù běi jīng de cháng zhù dài biǎo.
He is our company's permanent representative in Beijing.
常驻。
Zhè suǒ dà xué yǒu jǐ wèi cháng zhù jiào shòu.
This university has several resident professors.
常驻。
Lián hé guó zài xǔ duō guó jiā shè yǒu cháng zhù jī gòu.
The United Nations has permanent offices in many countries.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

驻zhùstationed

常 (always) and 驻 (stationed) combine to mean permanently based or stationed.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīncloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

尚

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

常 pairs 巾, a cloth, with 尚 as a sound part; the form originally referred to a lower garment.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駐; 驻 is its simplified writing.

馬主駐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

Same sound today

The traditional form 駐 uses 馬, a horse, for the meaning and 主 to give the sound; the simplified 驻 is a shorthand.