居留

jūliú

verb #19,498

Meanings

1 to reside
2 to stay (in a country)
3 residence (legal)

Characters

to reside; to dwell

to stay; to remain

Examples

他在日本居留了五年。

Tā zài Rìběn jūliú le wǔnián.

He resided in Japan for five years.

申请居留证需要准备很多材料。

Shēnqǐng jūliú zhèng xūyào zhǔnbèi hěnduō cáiliào.

Applying for a residence permit requires a lot of documents.

Tips

usage

居留 is more formal/legal than 住. Common collocations: 居留证 (residence permit), 居留权 (right of abode), 永久居留 (permanent residency).

Stroke Order

居 jū

留 liú