zhù

住

to live / stay

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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Words with 住

记住 jì zhu to remember; to bear in mind HSK 1
住院 zhù yuàn to be in hospital; to be hospitalized HSK 2
住房 zhù fáng housing HSK 2
站住 zhàn zhù to stand HSK 2
抓住 zhuā zhù to grab hold of; to capture HSK 3
居住 jū zhù to reside; to dwell HSK 4
忍不住 rěn bu zhù cannot help; unable to bear HSK 5
住宅 zhù zhái residence; dwelling; abode HSK 6
住处 zhù chù residence; dwelling HSK 7–9
住宿 zhù sù to stay at; lodging HSK 7–9
住户 zhù hù household; inhabitant HSK 7–9
住址 zhù zhǐ address HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 我们住的宾馆离机场很近。 The hotel we stayed at was close to the airport. Lesson 24
  • 好啊!我可以告诉你住哪个宾馆。 Great! I can tell you which hotel to stay at. Lesson 24
  • 你住在哪儿?— 我住在学校旁边。 Where do you live? — Next to the school. Lesson 112
  • 你住在几楼? Which floor do you live on? Lesson 112
  • 这个字你记住了吗? Have you memorised this character? Lesson 116
  • 还没有。我很多汉字都记不住。 Not yet. I can't remember lots of the characters. Lesson 116

Character facts

Radical
亻 man, person; people
Parts
亻 + 主
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+4F4F

Ideographic: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation