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zhù

Main
English Definition	to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
Simplified Script	住
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	zhù
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zyu⁶
Part of Speech	(动) verb, (动尾) verb suffix
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
住址	zhùzhǐ	address
住宅	zhùzhái	residence; tenement
住院	zhùyuàn	to be in hospital; to be hospitalized
住户	zhùhù	household; inhabitant; householder
住宿	zhùsù	to stay at; lodging; accommodation

Words With Same Tail Word
拿住	názhù	to catch; to take control
居住	jūzhù	to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
站住	zhànzhù	to stand
抓住	zhuāzhù	to grab; to capture
不住	bùzhù	repeatedly; continuously; constantly; unable to (resist, conceal etc)

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