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居

jū

live, dwell, reside, sit

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Example sentences

  • 我在日本居住。

    Wǒ zài Rì běn jū zhù

    I live in Japan.

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  • 这个城市里有多少居民?

    Zhè ge chéng shì lǐ yǒu duō shao jū mín

    How many residents live within this city?

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  • 我没想到今天居然会哭的。

    Wǒ méi xiǎng dào jīn tiān jū rán huì kū de

    I never expected I would end up crying today.

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  • 他和老婆分居。

    Tā hé lǎo pó fēn jū

    He is living apart from his wife.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 居

  • 邻居lín jū 2–1 neighbor; next door
  • 居民jū mín 1–2 resident; inhabitant
  • 居住jū zhù 1–4 to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
  • 居然jū rán 1–2 unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
  • 安居乐业ān jū lè yè 1–1–4–4to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
  • 定居dìng jū 4–1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
  • 居高临下jū gāo lín xià 1–1–2–4lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom); fig. to occupy a commanding position; to assume a haughty attitude
  • 居民楼jū mín lóu 1–2–2apartment building; residential tower