住

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我住北京。▶ —
   I live in Beijing.
2. 住一晚。▶ —
   Stay one night.

Collocations

Mnemonic

住 zhù "to live, stay; (result complement) to hold/stop" — 亻 + 主 = "where one is master". Result complement: 记住 (remember firmly), 停住 (halt). Cognate of Japanese 住む sumu.

Quick check

1. Meaning of 记住?

   • remember firmly
   • memory house
   • not forget
   • memory aid