住

• 拼音: zhù
• 汉字拆解: 住 = 亻(person radical) + 主 (master, host) — a person residing as master of a place

含义

To live; to reside; to stay. Indicates dwelling at a place.

A fundamental verb for expressing where one lives. Used with 在 to specify location: 住在北京. Also functions as a result complement meaning 'firmly' or 'securely': 记住 (remember firmly), 站住 (stop/stand firm). In travel contexts, can mean 'to stay': 住酒店 (stay at a hotel).

例句

1. 你住在哪里？
2. 我住在北京。
3. 他住在学校旁边。

用法指南

语境: everyday, location

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你住在哪儿？(Where do you live?)
• 我们住在五楼。(We live on the fifth floor.)

错误说法

• 我住北京。(Don't omit 在 — say 我住在北京)

起源与历史

Composed of 亻(person) + 主 (master/host). A person staying as the master of a place — to reside.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal