寄居

jìjū
verb #29,026

Meanings

  1. 1 to live away from home
  2. 2 to lodge temporarily at someone else's place
  3. 3 to sojourn

Examples

Tā jìjū zài qīnqi jiā lǐ, zhídào zhǎodào gōngzuò.
He stayed at a relative's home until he found a job.
Tā zài Běijīng jìjū duō nián, zuìzhōng juédìng dìngjū xiàlái.
She lived away from home in Beijing for many years and eventually decided to settle there.

Tips

memory
means 'to send/entrust' (as in sending a letter or leaving something with someone) and means 'to reside' — 寄居 is to 'entrust your residence' to someone else's care.

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