住 (zhù) — to live; to stay; to reside
Definition
The basic verb for 'to live / reside' in a place. Contrast with 居住 (HSK 5), which is more formal/written; 处 (chǔ) is a literary variant. Also used as a result verb meaning 'to stop' (e.g., 站住, 记住).
verb
to liveto stayto reside
Easily confused
- 注zhùlook-alike(verb) to pour into, to inject, to infuse
- 祝zhùsound-aliketo wish (someone something good)
- 拄zhǔlook-aliketo lean on (with a walking stick or cane); to prop on
- 驻zhùsound-alike(of troops, diplomats, etc.) to be stationed; to be posted
- 往wǎnglook-alike(preposition) toward, in the direction of
- 筑zhùsound-aliketo build, to construct (often in compounds or formal usage)
Examples
- 住？Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?Where do you live?
- 住。Wǒ zhù zài zhōng guó.I live in China.
- 住。Tā zhù zài xué xiào.He lives at school.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.
Grammar
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