住zhùto live; to reside; to stay
住 (zhù) means "to live," "to reside" or "to stay," as in 我住在这里 (I live here), 你住在哪儿 (Where do you live?) and 他们在学校住了一年 (They stayed at the school for a year). In all three, 住 means to live or stay somewhere. This entry covers this one sense.
What does 住 mean?
- 1.
to live; to reside; to stayverb
What does the character 住 mean?
- 住to live; to reside; to stay
How do you use 住?
See it in 我住在这里, 你住在哪儿 and 他们在学校住了一年.
Patterns
住在 + place
我住在这里。
Wǒ zhù zài zhèlǐ.
I live here.
What are some examples of 住 in a sentence?
How is 住 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你住在哪儿?
Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?
Where do you live?
- Speaker B:
我住在学校里。
Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào lǐ.
I live in the school.
- Speaker A:
住得好吗?
Zhù de hǎo ma?
Is it good living there?
- Speaker B:
很好。
Hěn hǎo.
Very good.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.