居住

jū zhù

HSK 5

Meaning

居住指人或动物在某个地方生活、停留。

To reside; to live in a place.

通常用于表示长期或固定住在某处，常与地点名词搭配。

It is used to indicate long-term or fixed residence in a place, often paired with location nouns.

1 我们居住在北京市中心的一个公寓里。(We live in an apartment in the center of Beijing.)
2 许多候鸟选择在温暖的南方居住。(Many migratory birds choose to live in the warm south.)
3 他从小居住在乡村，对城市生活不太适应。(He has lived in the countryside since childhood and is not very used to city life.)
4 该地区禁止人类居住，因为存在辐射风险。(The area is prohibited for human habitation due to radiation risks.)
5 根据调查，超过70%的居民居住在自己的房子里。(According to the survey, over 70% of residents live in their own houses.)

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