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Pinyin
Radical
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Definition
reside
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居 [jū] [动] 1. 住: to live. 例如: 居住 - reside; 居民 - resident; 同居 - cohabit; 隐居 - live in seclusion; 居处 (chǔ) - dwelling, living conditions. 2. 居住的地方: a place of residence. 例如: 新居 - new residence; 故居 - former residence; 迁居 - move to a new place; 蜗居 - a cramped dwelling (figuratively). 3. 当,占,处于: to occupy, to be in. 例如: 居首 - be in the top position; 居中 - be in the center; 居高临下 - be in a superior position; 二者必居其一 - one of the two must be chosen. 4. 安着,怀着: to be settled, to harbor. 例如: 居心 - harbor certain thoughts (often with negative connotations). 5. 积蓄,储存: to store up, to accumulate. 例如: 奇货可居 - merchants store precious goods, waiting for high prices; metaphorically means to hold onto certain skills or things for personal gain. 6. 停留: to stay. 例如: 居守 - to remain in a position. 7. 平时: normally, usually. 例如: 平居 - to live in a usual manner. 8. 姓: a surname. 例如: 居 - a family name. 居 [jū] [名] 1. 住所,住宅: house; residence; dwelling. 例如: 居 - a place to live. 2. 平素家居: to dwell usually. 例如: 居平 - to live a common life. 3. 可以吃到茶点、饮料或饭菜的店铺: restaurant. 例如: 六朝居, 同和居, 金陵居 - names of restaurants. 居 [jū] [动] 1. 同本义: the original meaning of squatting; later became “踞” (to squat). 例如: 居蹲 - squat or sit down. 2. 居住: to dwell; live; reside. 例如: 居人 - people who live in a certain area. 3. 坐: to sit; have a seat. 例如: 居上 - sit at the top. 4. 处在,处于: to be in; occupy a certain position. 例如: 处于左侧 - be on the left. 5. 积储: to store up. 例如: 居物致富 - accumulate goods for wealth. 6. 占: to occupy. 例如: 居多 - to occupy the majority. 7. 治理; 安置: to manage. 例如: 居业 - to settle one’s business. 8. 停止; 休息; 止息: to stop; rest; stay. 例如: 居十日 - rest for ten days. 9. 当; 担任: to hold a post. 例如: 居位 - hold an official position. 居 [jū] [助] 1. 用於句末,表示疑問的語氣: used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question. 例如: 谁居? 其孟椒乎! Who is it? 何居? 我未之前闻也 - What is it? I haven't heard it before.
jū xīn pǒ cè
harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
tún jī jū qí
to hoard and profiteer / to speculate
jū mín
resident / inhabitant
shuāng jū
to live in widowhood (formal)
zhàn jū
Occupy
jū shì
room / apartment
jì jū
to live away from home
jì jū xiè
hermit crab
yù jū
to make one's home in / to reside in / to inhabit
jū rán
unexpectedly / to one's surprise / go so far as to
Zhāng Jū zhèng
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
yǐn jū
to live in seclusion
dìng jū
to settle (in some city, country etc) / to take up residence
jū duō
to be in the majority
jù jū
to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group) / to congregate
yí jū
to migrate / to move to a new place of residence
lín jū
neighbor / next door / CL:個|个[ge4]
gù jū
former residence
jū yú
occupy
qiān jū
to move (from one residence to another)
jū wěi huì
neighbourhood committee
tóng jū
to live together
zì jū
to consider oneself as / to believe oneself to be
jū zhōng
positioned between (two parties) / to mediate between
jū shì
lay Buddhist
qǐ jū
everyday life / regular pattern of life
qū jū
Subdued
yōu jū
live in seclusion
Jū yōng guān
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
qī jū
dwell
jū gōng zì ào
satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
qiáo jū
to live far away from one's native place / to reside in a foreign country
wèi jū
to be located at
jū zhù
to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in
xué jū
to live in a cave / (of animals) to be of burrowing habit
jù jū qū
agglomeration
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
zhé jū
to live in seclusion
wō jū
snail's home / fig. humble abode
zhé jū
(of officials in imperial China) to live in banishment
yuè jū
to vault
xián jū
to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life
yǐn shí qǐ jū
diet and daily life

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