居 jū

live, dwell, reside, sit

HSK 3 #678

DEFINITIONS

居 jū
  • surname Ju
  • to reside
  • to be (in a certain position)
  • to store up
  • to be at a standstill
  • residence
  • house
  • restaurant
  • classifier for bedrooms
居 jī
  • (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

STROKES

居 stroke order diagram
居 stroke order animation

WORDS

邻居 lín jū
HSK 3
neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]
居然 jū rán
HSK 5
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
居民 jū mín
HSK 6
resident; inhabitant
居住 jū zhù
HSK 6
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
同居 tóng jū to live together
分居 fēn jū to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
起居室 qǐ jū shì living room; sitting room
定居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
穴居 xué jū to live in a cave; (of animals) to be of burrowing habit
隐居 yǐn jū to live in seclusion
家居 jiā jū home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed)
独居 dú jū to live alone; to live a solitary existence
移居 yí jū to migrate; to move to a new place of residence
居家 jū jiā to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc)
居留 jū liú residence; to reside
居民区 jū mín qū residential area; neighborhood
居住地 jū zhù dì current address; place of residence
居高临下 jū gāo lín xià to live high and look down (idiom); to overlook; to tower above; to occupy the high ground; fig. arrogance based on one's social position
聚居 jù jū to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group); to congregate
聚居地 jù jū dì inhabited land; habitat
寄居 jì jū to live away from home
新居 xīn jū new residence; new home
群居 qún jū to live together (in a large group or flock)
位居 wèi jū to be located at
定居点 dìng jū diǎn settlement
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