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Definitions

  1. 1. (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13271305)

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Words Containing 居

居鲁士大帝
jū lǔ shì dà dì

Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

居处
jū chǔ

to live

居留权
jū liú quán

right of abode (law)

居处
jū chù

dwelling place

居宅
jū zhái

dwelling

杂居地区
zá jū dì qū

area of mixed habitation

居间
jū jiān

positioned between (two parties)

故居
gù jū

former residence

耦居
ǒu jū

to live together (as husband and wife)

居住于
jū zhù yú

to inhabit

居正
jū zhèng

(literary) to follow the right path

埃居
āi jū

écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)

起居
qǐ jū

everyday life

同居
tóng jū

to live together

陋居
lòu jū

The Burrow (Harry Potter)

永久居留证
yǒng jiǔ jū liú zhèng

permanent residency permit

居中对齐
jū zhōng duì qí

centered alignment (typography)

孀居
shuāng jū

to live in widowhood (formal)

居里
jū lǐ

curie (Ci) (loanword)

聚居地
jù jū dì

inhabited land

居委会
jū wěi huì

neighbourhood committee

居里夫人
jū lǐ fū ren

see 居禮夫人|居礼夫人[jū lǐ fū ren]

穴居人
xué jū rén

cave man

居丧
jū sāng

to observe the ritual mourning

聚居
jù jū

to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group)

退居二线
tuì jū èr xiàn

to withdraw to the second line of duty

当地居民
dāng dì jū mín

a local person

隔壁邻居
gé bì lín jū

next-door neighbor

起居室
qǐ jū shì

living room

定居点
dìng jū diǎn

settlement

居民楼
jū mín lóu

apartment building

奇货可居
qí huò kě jū

rare commodity worth hoarding

民居
mín jū

houses

囤积居奇
tún jī jū qí

to hoard and profiteer

临时分居
lín shí fēn jū

trial separation

居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng

to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

寡居
guǎ jū

to live as a widow

白安居
bái ān jū

B&Q (DIY and home improvement retailer)

民族杂居地区
mín zú zá jū dì qū

mixed ethnic area

永久居留权
yǒng jiǔ jū liú quán

permanent residency

所居
suǒ jū

residence

居中
jū zhōng

positioned between (two parties)

居室
jū shì

room

蛰居
zhé jū

to live in seclusion

居位
jū wèi

to occupy a high position (in administration)

起居间
qǐ jū jiān

living room

薛居正
xuē jū zhèng

Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史

姘居
pīn jū

to cohabit with a lover illicitly

居然
jū rán

unexpectedly

寄居
jì jū

to live away from home

居经
jū jīng

menstruation

居高不下
jū gāo bù xià

(of prices, rates etc) to remain high

居人
jū rén

inhabitant

安居工程
ān jū gōng chéng

housing project for low-income urban residents

定居者
dìng jū zhě

settler

旅居车
lǚ jū chē

motorhome

邻居
lín jū

neighbor

居巢
jū cháo

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖[cháo hú], Anhui

居住地
jū zhù dì

current address

安居
ān jū

Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan

谪居
zhé jū

(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment

独居石
dú jū shí

monazite

安居区
ān jū qū

Anju district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan

散居
sǎn jū

(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area

迁居
qiān jū

to move (from one residence to another)

张居正
zhāng jū zhèng

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

客居
kè jū

to live in a foreign place

居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

居家
jū jiā

to live at home

居心叵测
jū xīn pǒ cè

harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)

居孀
jū shuāng

to remain widowed (formal)

居奇
jū qí

to hoard

居酒屋
jū jiǔ wū

izakaya (a kind of traditional Japanese pub)

鸟居
niǎo jū

torii (gateway of a Shinto shrine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥居 \torii\)

自居
zì jū

to consider oneself as

居留证
jū liú zhèng

residence permit

居所
jū suǒ

residence

温居
wēn jū

to have a housewarming party

卜居
bǔ jū

to choose a home

高居
gāo jū

to stand above

移居
yí jū

to migrate

仙居县
xiān jū xiàn

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

迁居移民
qiān jū yí mín

immigration

居民区
jū mín qū

residential area

居心险恶
jū xīn xiǎn è

to have sinister motives

穴居
xué jū

to live in a cave

居巢区
jū cháo qū

Juchao district of Chaohu city 巢湖市[cháo hú shì], Anhui

蜗居
wō jū

humble abode

居住证
jū zhù zhèng

residence permit

居住
jū zhù

to reside

后来居上
hòu lái jū shàng

the pupil surpasses the master

居官
jū guān

to secure a position

居多
jū duō

to be in the majority

永久居民
yǒng jiǔ jū mín

permanent resident

集居
jí jū

community

居礼
jū lǐ

see 居里[jū lǐ]

居首
jū shǒu

leading

家居卖场
jiā jū mài chǎng

furniture store

居留
jū liú

residence

鳏居
guān jū

to live as a widower

旧居
jiù jū

former home

安居乐业
ān jū lè yè

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

白居易
bái jū yì

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

寄居蟹
jì jū xiè

hermit crab

分居
fēn jū

to separate (married couple)

新居
xīn jū

new residence

位居
wèi jū

to be located at

居第
jū dì

housing

原居
yuán jū

indigenous

家居
jiā jū

home; residence

监视居住
jiān shì jū zhù

(PRC law) residential surveillance

以老大自居
yǐ lǎo dà zì jū

regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

居民
jū mín

resident; inhabitant

居心
jū xīn

to harbor (evil) intentions

杂居
zá jū

cohabitation (of different populations or races)

独居
dú jū

to live alone

闲居
xián jū

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement

居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ

to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

侨居
qiáo jū

to live far away from one's native place

居庸关
jū yōng guān

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[chāng píng qū]

人居
rén jū

human habitat

居礼夫人
jū lǐ fū ren

Maria Skłodowska-Curie or Marie Curie (1867-1934), Nobel laureate in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911)

蓬居
péng jū

pauper's thatched hut

居功
jū gōng

to claim credit for oneself

仙居
xiān jū

Xianju county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

流居
liú jū

to live in exile

祖居
zǔ jū

former residence

居高临下
jū gāo lín xià

lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

定居
dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc)

群居
qún jū

to live together (in a large group or flock)

居住者
jū zhù zhě

inhabitant

起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī

lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)

翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu

head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent

隐居
yǐn jū

to live in seclusion

跃居
yuè jū

to vault

功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū

not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

居鲁士
jū lǔ shì

Cyrus (name)

宜居
yí jū

livable

居民消费价格指数
jū mín xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù

consumer price index CPI

居心何在
jū xīn hé zài

What's (he) up to?

外国人居住证明
wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng

foreigner's certificate of residence

寓居
yù jū

to make one's home in

旅居
lǚ jū

to stay away from home

郭居静
guō jū jìng

Lazzaro Cattaneo (1560-1640), Italian Jesuit missionary in China

居民点
jū mín diǎn

residential area

居安思危
jū ān sī wēi

to think of danger in times of safety

住居
zhù jū

to live