Chinese word

同住

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng zhù

Meaning

  • verblive with

Example

暑假我和表姐在她家同住。shǔ jià wǒ hé biáo jiě zài tā jiā tóng zhù

During summer vacation, I lived with my cousin at her house.

Illustration for 同住 (live with)

More examples

毕业后他决定和父母同住。bì yè hòu tā jué dìng hé fù mǔ tóng zhù

After graduation, he decided to live with his parents.

Core concept

A shared home becomes the place where two or more people carry on daily life.

Common phrases

  • 和父母同住hé fù mǔ tóng zhù

    live with one's parents

  • 和朋友同住hé péng yǒu tóng zhù

    live with friends

  • 和室友同住hé shì yǒu tóng zhù

    live with roommates

Similar words

同居tóng jū: Share a home and carry on daily life together in an ongoing arrangement.
住在一起zhù zài yì qǐ: Live together in one place, focusing simply on being in the same home.
合租hé zū: Share a rented home or room with others and divide the rent.

Definition in Chinese

在同一住处一起居住，可以是临时也可以是长期的居住安排。zài tóng yí zhù chù yì qǐ jū zhù ké yǐ shì lín shí yě ké yǐ shì cháng qī de jū zhù ān pái

Word origin

同住 (tóngzhù, "live together") is a transparent compound of 同 (tóng, "together") and 住 (zhù, "reside"), so its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Usage tips

  • The length of the arrangement often comes from context, so a phrase such as "for the summer" or "for a while" makes a short stay clear.

Other meanings

  • live togetherverb

Opposites

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