Chinese word

居住

Pronunciation

Pinyinjū zhù

Meaning

  • verblive

Example

我在北京居住。wǒ zài běi jīng jū zhù

I live in Beijing.

Illustration for 居住 (live)

More examples

我们一家在郊区居住。wǒ men yì jiā zài jiāo qū jū zhù

My family and I live in the suburbs.

Core concept

A person makes a place a home base and carries on daily life there, whether for a short time or many years.

Common phrases

  • 居住在北京jū zhù zài běi jīng

    live in Beijing

  • 长期居住cháng qī jū zhù

    live long-term

Similar words

住zhù: Living in or staying at a place in ordinary daily use.
定居dìng jū: Settling down in a place and establishing a lasting home there.
生活shēng huó: Living day to day by eating, working, and handling daily activities.

Definition in Chinese

居住是指人在某一地点设立或占有住所并在该处进行生活，侧重居所的存在与生活的连续性，既可指长期居住也可指暂时居住。jū zhù shì zhǐ rén zài mǒu yí dì diǎn shè lì huò zhàn yǒu zhù suǒ bìng zài gāi chù jìn xíng shēng huó cè zhòng jū suǒ de cún zài yǔ shēng huó de lián xù xìng jì kě zhǐ cháng qī jū zhù yě kě zhǐ zàn shí jū zhù

Word origin

居 (jū, "to dwell") + 住 (zhù, "to stay or live") combine the ideas of staying in a place and making a life there.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this term is more common in written notices, forms, and official descriptions than in casual talk, so its use can signal a formal register.

Other meanings

  • residencenoun

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