居住

jūzhù

verb HSK 4 #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

他居住在北京。

Tā jūzhù zài Běijīng.

He resides in Beijing.

这里不适合居住。

Zhèlǐ bù shìhé jūzhù.

This place is not suitable for living.

居住环境很重要。

Jūzhù huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

The living environment is very important.

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