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Information of 住

Pinyinzhù

Radical

亻

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to live / to dwell / to reside / to stop

住 [zhù]1. 长期居留或短暂歇息：居住、住宿、住户。 (Stay for a long period or take a short break: reside, stay, resident.)2. 停，止，歇下：住手、雨住了。 (Stop, halt, take a rest: stop (doing) something, the rain has stopped.)3. 动词的补语（➊表示稳当或牢固，如“站住”；➋表示停顿或静止，如“他愣住了”。➌与“得”或“不”连用，表示力量够得上，如“支持不住了”）。 (A complement of verbs (➊ indicates stability or firmness, as in "stand still"; ➋ indicates pausing or being motionless, as in "he was stunned"; ➌ used with "得" or "不" to show ability or capability, as in "unable to support anymore").)4. 住宿;过夜。 (Stay; spend the night.)5. 保留。 (Keep.)6. 做动词的补语。 (Serve as a complement of a verb.)7. 表示牢固或稳当。 (Indicate firmness or stability.)8. 表示停止或静止。 (Indicate stopping or stillness.)9. 跟“得”或“不”连用，表示能否胜任或能否够得上。 (Used with "得" or "不" to express whether one is capable or adequate.)

住嘴 zhù zuǐ

to hold one's tongue / Shut up!

噎住 yē zhù

to choke (on) / to choke off (in speech)

住址 zhù zhǐ

address

堵住 dǔ zhù

to block up

住宅区 zhù zhái qū

residential area / housing development

住宅楼 zhù zhái lóu

residential building / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

住宿费 zhù sù fèi

quarterage / hotel expense

屏住 bǐng zhù

Hold

怔住 zhèng zhù

stun / freeze

愣住 lèng zhù

become speechless because of astonishment / an unexpected question

刹住 shā zhù

to stop / to come to a halt

捂住 wǔ zhù

to cover / to bury one's face

截住 jié zhù

interception / stop

住户 zhù hù

household / inhabitant / householder

扼住 è zhù

Choke

拖住 tuō zhù

to hold up / to hinder / to stall

拦不住 lán bú zhù

Can't stop

按捺不住 àn nà bu zhù

to be unable to hold back

捉住 zhuō zhù

to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto

凝住 níng zhù

Freeze

撑住 chēng zhù

hang on / hold up / hang in / support / brace / shore / stake

撑得住 chēng dé zhù

strong enough to prop up or support

暂住 zàn zhù

shack / stay / shack up in / shake down

暂住证 zàn zhù zhèng

temporary residence permit

止住 zhǐ zhù

halt / desist / stop / bring to a stop

止不住 zhǐ bú zhù

Can't stop

居住 jū zhù

to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in

住房 zhù fáng

housing

忍不住 rěn bu zhù

cannot help / unable to bear

不住 bù zhù

repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)

Input Method for 住

Pinyinzhu4

Wubi

wygg

Cangjie

oyg

Zhengma

nsc

Four Corner

20214

Unicode

U+4f4f

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