住址

• Pinyin: zhù zhǐ
• Hanzi breakdown: 住 = 亻 + 主 (reside); 址 = 土 + 止 (site, location)

Meaning

Address; residential address. The specific location where someone lives.

A formal term for one's home address, commonly used on official forms, legal documents, and correspondence. More formal than 地址 when specifically referring to residential location.

Examples

1. 请在表格上填写您的住址。 Please fill in your address on the form.
2. 他的住址登记在户口本上。 His address is recorded in the household register.
3. 快递员核实了收件人的住址。 The courier verified the recipient’s address.

Usage Guide

Context: official, legal, correspondence

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 您的住址有变更吗?(Has your residential address changed?)
• 护照上的住址需要与户籍登记一致。(The address on the passport must match the household registration.)

Don't Say

• 公司的住址 — use 地址 for business locations; 住址 is specifically residential

Origin & History

住 (to live, reside) + 址 (location, site)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal