Chinese word

居住证

Pronunciation

Pinyinjū zhù zhèng

Meaning

  • nounresidence certificate

Example

我刚拿到居住证，可以在这里住。wǒ gāng ná dào jū zhù zhèng ké yǐ zài zhè lǐ zhù

I just got my residence certificate, so I can live here.

Illustration for 居住证 (residence certificate)

More examples

出示居住证可以证明你在本地的合法居住身份。chū shì jū zhù zhèng ké yǐ zhèng míng nǐ zài běn dì de hé fǎ jū zhù shēn fèn

Showing your residence certificate can prove that you legally live in this area.

Core concept

A formal document for showing that someone lives in a particular place.

Common phrases

  • 申请居住证shēn qǐng jū zhù zhèng

    apply for a residence permit

  • 出示居住证chū shì jū zhù zhèng

    present a residence permit

  • 持有居住证chí yǒu jū zhù zhèng

    have a residence permit

Similar words

身份证shēn fèn zhèng: An official document identifying a person through details such as name, birth date, and photo.
户口本hù kóu běn: A booklet containing a family's household registration and information about family relationships.
居留许可jū liú xú kě: A permit from immigration authorities allowing a foreigner to stay in a country for a set time.

Definition in Chinese

用于证明某人实际居住于某地的官方凭证，可作为办理居住相关事务时的证明材料。yòng yú zhèng míng mǒu rén shí jì jū zhù yú mǒu dì de guān fāng píng zhèng kě zuò wéi bàn lǐ jū zhù xiāng guān shì wù shí de zhèng míng cái liào

Word origin

居 (jū, "to stay in a place") and 住 (zhù, "to live") combine as 居住 (jūzhù, "reside"), followed by 证 (zhèng, "certificate"), giving the term its official residence-document sense.

Usage tips

  • The English word permit often suggests permission to enter or remain in a country, but this term commonly concerns a person already living in a locality and dealing with its administration.

Other meanings

  • residence permitnoun
  • residence cardnoun

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