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住zhùto live; to reside; to stay

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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. 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?

  1. 我住在这里。

    Wǒ zhù zài zhèlǐ.

    I live here.

  2. 你住在哪儿?

    Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?

    Where do you live?

  3. 他们在学校住了一年。

    Tāmen zài xuéxiào zhù le yì nián.

    They stayed at the school for a year.

How is 住 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你住在哪儿?

    Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?

    Where do you live?

  2. Speaker B:

    我住在学校里。

    Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào lǐ.

    I live in the school.

  3. Speaker A:

    住得好吗?

    Zhù de hǎo ma?

    Is it good living there?

  4. Speaker B:

    很好。

    Hěn hǎo.

    Very good.

Can you use 住 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___在这里。 (I live here.)
  2. 2.What does 你住在哪儿? mean?
  3. 3.What does 住 mean in 他们在学校住了一年。?

What should you learn next?

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.