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zhù
HSK 2.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to live
  2. 2. to dwell
  3. 3. to stay
  4. 4. to reside
  5. 5. to stop
  6. 6. (suffix indicating firmness
  7. 7. steadiness
  8. 8. or coming to a halt)

Example Sentences

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當戰爭爆發時, 他 在倫敦。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 767001)

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Words Containing 住

绊住
bàn zhù

to entangle

住居
zhù jū

to live

管住
guǎn zhù

to take control of

僵住症
jiāng zhù zhèng

catalepsy

扎住
zhā zhù

to stop

没人住
méi rén zhù

unoccupied

捂住
wǔ zhù

to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)

借住
jiè zhù

to lodge

卡住
kǎ zhù

to jam

原住民族
yuán zhù mín zú

original inhabitant

住宅区
zhù zhái qū

residential area

居住于
jū zhù yú

to inhabit

住房和城乡建设部
zhù fáng hé chéng xiāng jiàn shè bù

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)

揪住
jiū zhù

to grab

住院治疗
zhù yuàn zhì liáo

to receive hospital treatment

沉住气
chén zhù qì

to keep cool; to stay calm

喊住
hǎn zhù

to stop (sb) by calling out to them

住客
zhù kè

hotel guest

住友
zhù yǒu

Sumitomo, Japanese company

打住
dǎ zhù

to stop

住院医师
zhù yuàn yī shī

resident physician

住宅
zhù zhái

residence; dwelling; abode

留住
liú zhù

to ask sb to stay

扣住
kòu zhù

to detain

环住
huán zhù

to embrace

住户
zhù hù

inhabitant

遮住
zhē zhù

to cover (up)

拦住
lán zhù

to stop

禁不住
jīn bu zhù

can't help it

对不住
duì bu zhù

to let sb down

住口
zhù kǒu

shut up

忍得住
rěn de zhù

to refrain

挡住
dǎng zhù

to obstruct

绑住
bǎng zhù

to fasten

抵住
dǐ zhù

to resist

镇住
zhèn zhù

to dominate

呆住
dāi zhù

to be dumbfounded

黏住
nián zhù

cling

舍不得孩子套不住狼
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

住家
zhù jiā

residence

住手
zhù shǒu

to desist

吃住
chī zhù

food and lodging

居住地
jū zhù dì

current address

不住
bù zhù

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)

盯住
dīng zhù

to watch sb closely

住宿
zhù sù

to stay at

住房
zhù fáng

housing

住读
zhù dú

to attend boarding school

靠不住
kào bu zhù

unreliable

问住
wèn zhù

to stump sb with a question

戳不住
chuō bu zhù

not up to it; cannot stand the test

噎住
yē zhù

to choke (on)

靠得住
kào de zhù

reliable

住脚
zhù jiǎo

to stop

记不住
jì bu zhù

can't remember

扯住
chě zhù

to grasp firmly

捉住
zhuō zhù

to catch

经不住
jīng bu zhù

to be unable to bear

吃得住
chī de zhù

to be able to bear

住海边
zhù hǎi biān

(fig.) (slang) to stick one's nose in other people's affairs (i.e. the scope of other people's business that one concerns oneself with is as wide as an ocean vista)

刹不住
shā bu zhù

unable to brake (stop)

戳得住
chuō de zhù

up to it

原住民
yuán zhù mín

indigenous peoples

入住
rù zhù

to check in (at a hotel etc)

捂住脸
wǔ zhù liǎn

to cover the face

居住证
jū zhù zhèng

residence permit

钩住
gōu zhù

to hook onto

居住
jū zhù

to reside

食衣住行
shí yī zhù xíng

see 衣食住行[yī shí zhù xíng]

咽住
yàn zhù

to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)

住处
zhù chù

residence; dwelling

保不住
bǎo bu zhù

cannot maintain (sth)

栖住
qī zhù

to dwell

纸包不住火
zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ

lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out

保住
bǎo zhù

to preserve

搂住
lǒu zhù

to embrace

钳住
qián zhù

to clamp down; to suppress

常住
cháng zhù

long-term resident

压住
yā zhù

to press down

包吃包住
bāo chī bāo zhù

to provide full board

住区
zhù qū

living area

拖住
tuō zhù

to hinder

堵住
dǔ zhù

to block up

镇得住
zhèn de zhù

to manage to suppress

绷不住
bēng bu zhù

(Internet slang) can't contain oneself

憋不住
biē bu zhù

to be unable to repress sth

住持
zhù chí

to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

管住嘴迈开腿
guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ

lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)

沉得住气
chén de zhù qì

to stay calm

停住
tíng zhù

to stop

顶住
dǐng zhù

to withstand

吃不住
chī bu zhù

to be unable to bear or support

常住论
cháng zhù lùn

eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

忍不住
rěn bu zhù

cannot help

围住
wéi zhù

to gird

站住
zhàn zhù

to stand

监视居住
jiān shì jū zhù

(PRC law) residential surveillance

刹住
shā zhù

to stop

移住
yí zhù

to migrate

接住
jiē zhù

to catch (sth thrown etc)

挺住
tǐng zhù

to stand firm

住所
zhù suǒ

habitation

住院
zhù yuàn

to be in hospital

住校
zhù xiào

to board at school

住址
zhù zhǐ

address

煞住
shā zhù

to brake

住嘴
zhù zuǐ

Shut up!

住宅楼
zhù zhái lóu

residential building

吸住
xī zhù

to draw (towards)

住地
zhù dì

living area

白住
bái zhù

to live (somewhere) for free

架不住
jià bu zhù

(coll.) unable to withstand

迷住
mí zhu

to fascinate

站不住脚
zhàn bu zhù jiǎo

ill-founded

衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng

clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

暂住证
zàn zhù zhèng

temporary residence permit

包住
bāo zhù

to envelop

沉不住气
chén bù zhù qì

to lose one's cool

守住
shǒu zhu

to defend

居住者
jū zhù zhě

inhabitant

拴住
shuān zhù

to tether

住舍
zhù shè

house

住宅泡沫
zhù zhái pào mò

housing bubble

握住
wò zhù

to grip

水浅养不住大鱼
shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú

lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom)

外国人居住证明
wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng

foreigner's certificate of residence

挂住
guà zhù

to get caught (entangled)

僵住
jiāng zhù

motionless

住棚节
zhù péng jié

Sukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday

记住
jì zhu

to remember

住院部
zhù yuàn bù

inpatient department

难住
nán zhù

to baffle