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居留 (jū liú) — to reside, to stay (in a place, often formally/officially)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to reside / stay' in a place, almost always in the context of visas, permits, or official residence (e.g. 居留证, 长期居留). It is not used for everyday living — say 住 or 待 for that.

verb
to resideto stay (in a place, often formally/officially)

Examples

  • 居留。
    Tā zài zhōng guó shēn qǐng le cháng qī jū liú.
    He applied for long-term residence in China.
  • 居留。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de jū liú zhèng cè zuì jìn gǎi le.
    This country's residence policy changed recently.
  • 居留。
    Bàn lǐ jū liú shǒu xù xū yào hěn duō wén jiàn.
    Handling the residence procedures requires many documents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

居jūreside
留liústay

居 and 留 both mean staying in a place, together forming a formal sense of residing.

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ居jū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

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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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
卯
卯mǎo留liú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

留 combines 田 (field) with 卯, which gives the sound.

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Rights & Citizenship

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