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IDENTITY

zhùto live; to stay

HSK 1Top 150

CORE MEANING

to live; to stay

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to live; to stayHSK1
  2. 2.to stop (as a result)HSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
person radical (rén)
strokes
7
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰亻主
    • person
    • gives the sound zhù

USAGE

Common words

住在zhù zàito live at
住房zhùfánghousing
记住jìzhùto remember

Graded examples

  • 他在北京住了十年。Tā zài Běijīng zhù le shí nián.HSK3

    He has lived in Beijing for ten years.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A person (亻) staying with the master (主) — dwelling.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#150
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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