故居

gùjū

noun #34,016

Measure Word

一座故居 zuò

Meanings

1 former residence
2 former home (typically of a famous person, preserved as a memorial)

Characters

residence, dwelling

Examples

我们参观了鲁迅故居。

Wǒmen cānguān le Lǔ Xùn gùjū.

We visited Lu Xun's former residence.

这座古朴的院子是他童年的故居。

Zhè zuò gǔpǔ de yuànzi shì tā tóngnián de gùjū.

This rustic courtyard is the home he grew up in.

Tips

culture

故居 almost always refers to the preserved former home of a notable figure — writer, revolutionary, scholar — turned into a small museum. Famous examples: 鲁迅故居 (Lu Xun's house in Shanghai), 宋庆龄故居 (Song Qingling's residence in Beijing). The 故 here means 'former / past', not 'reason'.

Stroke Order

故 gù

居 jū