居住

jūzhù

verb HSK 5 #5,242

Meanings

1 to reside
2 to live
3 to dwell

Characters

to reside; dwelling

to live; to stay

To dwell and stay - to reside somewhere.

Examples

HSK 1

他居住在北京。

Tā jūzhù zài Běijīng.

He resides in Beijing.

HSK 3

居住环境很重要。

Jūzhù huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

The living environment is very important.

HSK 4

这里不适合居住。

Zhèlǐ bù shìhé jūzhù.

This place is not suitable for living.

Tips

usage

居住 is more formal than 住. Use 住 in casual speech (我住在北京) and 居住 in formal contexts (居住证 = residence permit).

Stroke Order

居 jū

住 zhù