住 zhù — to live, to reside

Meanings

1. 1

   to live, to reside

   To live somewhere. The place is normally introduced by 在 after the verb — 我住在北京 — which is one of the few cases where a place phrase follows the verb.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 住

  zhù (fourth tone, falling)

  to live, to dwell, to stay; to stop, to halt; (as a verb complement) firmly, fast

  7 strokes⿰亻主Radical 人

Example sentences

• 我住在北京。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zhù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng. (third tone, dipping)···

  I live in Beijing.

• 你住在哪儿？/你住在哪兒？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) zhù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) nǎr? (third tone, dipping)···

  Where do you live?

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