住 zhù▶ hidup; tinggal

Stroke order

住 is written in 7 strokes.

• 住

Senses

1. to live; to reside; to stay
2. to stop; to cease
3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)

Example sentences

• 我住在北京。Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.I live in Beijing.
• 你住在哪儿？Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?Where do you live?

Related words

• 忍不住Tidak tahan
• 住宅tempat tinggal
• 居住hidup; tinggal

住 is pronounced zhù and means “hidup; tinggal”. HSK 1 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 住 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.