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住 [zhù]
(Verb)
【Primary meaning】: stay
1. Long-term residence or a short break: 居住 (reside), 住宿 (stay overnight), 住房 (accommodation), 住户 (household).
2. Stop, halt, take a rest: 止手 (stop the hand), 雨住了 (the rain has stopped).
3. Complements for verbs:
1. Indicates steadiness or stability, e.g., 站住 (stand firm);
2. Indicates pausing or stillness, e.g., 他愣住了 (he was stunned);
3. Used with "得" or "不" to indicate capacity, e.g., 支持不住了 (can’t support any longer).
【Related meanings】:
1. Same as the primary meaning (如: 站住) ([En.] stay)
2. Stop ([En.] stop)
3. Reside; temporary residence ([En.] reside)
4. Accommodation; spend the night ([En.] stay; pass the night; put up for the night)
5. ([En.] be stationed)
6. Keep ([En.] keep)
7. Used as a complement for verbs
8. Indicates firmness or steadiness
9. Indicates stoppage or stillness
10. Combined with "得" or "不" indicating sufficiency or adequacy
【Example usage】:
- 如: 住歇 (stop, break); 住滞 (linger); 住后 (stay back); 住锡 (monk residing in a place, where 锡 means staff).
- 《后汉书·蓟子训传》: 见者呼之曰: “蓟先生小住。”
- 《南齐书·张融传》: 融为中书郎,未有居止,权牵小船于岸上住。
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