居住

• 拼音: jū zhù
• 汉字拆解: 居 = 尸 (body/dwelling radical) + 古 (ancient, phonetic) — to reside + 住 = 亻 (person) + 主 (master, phonetic) — to live, to stay

含义

To reside; to live (in a place). A formal verb for dwelling or inhabiting a location.

More formal than 住, and typically used in written Chinese, official documents, and news reports. Often collocates with 环境 (environment), 条件 (conditions), and 地区 (area). Can describe both temporary and permanent residence, but carries a sense of established living rather than a brief stay.

例句

1. 他在北京居住了二十多年。
2. 这个城市的居住环境非常好。
3. 很多外国人选择在上海居住。

用法指南

语境: official documents, news, urban planning

语气: informative

正确说法

• 请填写您目前居住的地址。(Please fill in the address where you currently reside.)
• 这里不适合居住，太吵了。(This place is not suitable for living; it's too noisy.)

错误说法

• 我居住在他家过了一夜 (居住 implies settled, longer-term living — for a one-night stay, say 我在他家住了一夜)

起源与历史

Composed of 居 (to dwell, to reside — originally depicting a person settled in a place) and 住 (to live, to stay), both reinforcing the meaning of habitation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal