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住

zhù · zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
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Which floor?

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，你(nǐ)住(zhù)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Qiqi, where do you live?

  2. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)住(zhù)在(zài)五(wǔ)楼(lóu)。

    I live on the fifth floor.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)住(zhù)五(wǔ)楼(lóu)！

    I live on the fifth floor too!

  4. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)住(zhù)五(wǔ)楼(lóu)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)见过(jiànguò)你(nǐ)？

    You live on the fifth floor? I've never seen you.

  5. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)住(zhù)隔壁(gébì)楼(lóu)的(de)五(wǔ)楼(lóu)。

    Oh, I live on the fifth floor of the next building.

  6. Qiqi

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)是(shì)邻居(línjū)，不过(bùguò)不(bù)在(zài)同(tóng)一(yī)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)。

    So we are neighbours, just not in the same building.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)朋(péng)友(you)住(zhù)在(zài)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)。

Tom has many friends living in Boston.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一(yí)个(ge)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)屋(wū)子(zi)住(zhù)。

We are looking for a nice house to live in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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