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to roost / to inhabit / to stay / habitat, to roost / to inhabit / to stay / habitat
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栖 (qī)
【Definition】:
1. Birds resting or perching.
(En. Perch)
Example: “夫以鸟养养鸟者,宜~之深林”
(Translation: Those who raise birds should nest them in deep forests.)
2. To stay or reside temporally.
(En. Stay)
Examples:
- 栖身 (to stay)
- 栖息 (to rest)
- 栖止 (to stop)
- 栖遁 (to withdraw or hide away)
- 栖迟 (to reside or wander).
【Additional Meanings (as a Verb)**:
1. Same as the original meaning (En. Perch).
2. To dwell; to lodge.
(En. Dwell; lodge at)
Example: 越王勾践栖于会稽之上 (King Goujian of Yue resided atop Kuaiji).
3. To withdraw.
(En. Withdraw).
4. To place hope or sentiments on.
(En. Place (hope, etc.) on).
【As a Noun**:
1. A place of rest or temporary residence.
(En. Habitation)
Example: “疲马恋旧秣,羁禽思故栖” (The tired horse longs for its old fodder, and the restrained bird yearns for its former perch).
2. Bed.
(En. Bed)
Example: “二嫂使治朕栖” (The second sister-in-law instructed to prepare my bed).
3. Refer to xī (another character with similar pronunciation).
【Related Forms**:
1. To be agitated or unsettled.
2. To be busy and anxious; to rush around.
(En. Rushing)
3. To be lonely or solitary.
(En. Alone)
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