Chinese word

住址

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhù zhǐ

Meaning

  • nounaddress

Example

请告诉我你的住址。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de zhù zhǐ

Please tell me your address.

Illustration for 住址 (address)

More examples

快递员无法投递，因为收件人的住址不详。kuài dì yuán wú fǎ tóu dì yīn wèi shōu jiàn rén de zhù zhǐ bù xiáng

The courier cannot deliver because the recipient's address is unknown.

Core concept

The real place that connects a person with a particular home base.

Common phrases

  • 更改住址gēng gǎi zhù zhǐ

    change address

  • 核对住址hé duì zhù zhǐ

    verify address

Similar words

地址dì zhǐ: The address or physical location of a place or building.
住处zhù chù: The place where someone lives, especially in everyday conversation.
户口所在地hù kǒu suǒ zài dì: The address recorded for a person's household registration, used in official records and procedures.

Definition in Chinese

表示某人实际居住的地点，侧重居住关系，常用于联系或证明居住事实的语境。biǎo shì mǒu rén shí jì jū zhù de dì diǎn cè zhòng jū zhù guān xì cháng yòng yú lián xì huò zhèng míng jū zhù shì shí de yǔ jìng

Word origin

住 (zhù, "reside") names the living relationship, while 址 (zhǐ, "site") supplies the idea of a definite location.

Usage tips

  • This word has a more administrative tone than many everyday ways of asking where someone lives, so it commonly appears in forms, applications, and other practical information requests.

Other meanings

  • residencenoun

Opposites

  • 无固定住址wú gù dìng zhù zhǐno fixed addressnoun

Related words

  • 住址变更zhù zhǐ biàn gēngaddress changenoun
  • 住址证明zhù zhǐ zhèng míngproof of addressnoun

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