暂住 (zàn zhù) — to reside temporarily | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

暂住 (zànzhù) means to stay or live somewhere for a short time, usually in a place that is not your official home. The official phrase 暂住证 ('temporary residence permit') is common in administrative contexts.

verb

to reside temporarily

Examples

，暂住。
Tā qù běi jīng de shí hou, zài péng you jiā zàn zhù le jǐ tiān.
When he went to Beijing, he temporarily stayed at a friend's house for a few days.
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Bàn lǐ zàn zhù zhèng xū yào nǎ xiē cái liào?
What materials are needed to apply for a temporary residence permit?
暂住。
Zhè ge chéng shì de wài lái rén kǒu xū yào bàn lǐ zàn zhù dēng jì.
Migrant workers in this city need to register for temporary residence.

Origin

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.

暂zàntemporarily

暂 says temporarily and 住 says reside, so 暂住 means to reside temporarily.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 暫; 暂 is its simplified writing.

斬日暫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

斬

斬zhǎn暫zàn

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

The traditional form 暫 has 日 (day) for the meaning and 斬 (zhǎn) for the sound; the simplified 暂 is a later shorthand.

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

亻主住

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

主zhǔ住zhù

Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

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