住
zhù
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
To have your home somewhere, or to stay there for a time. The place usually comes after 在: 住在中国 'to live in China'. For a short stay, add the length of time: 住几天 'to stay a few days'.
Sống, cư ngụ ở một nơi, hoặc lưu lại đó một thời gian. Nơi chốn thường đứng sau 在: 住在中国 (sống ở Trung Quốc); ở lại vài ngày là 住几天. Tiếng Việt dùng “ở” cho cả hai việc, còn tiếng Trung tách ra: 住 là sống, cư trú; 在 là đang có mặt ở đâu.
VerbRegister: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 064 (2026-11-14). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ · No Vietnamese entry is linked as its twin; the Hán-Việt reading is given character by character. Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Common questions
What does “住” mean?
To have your home somewhere, or to stay there for a time. The place usually comes after 在: 住在中国 'to live in China'. For a short stay, add the length of time: 住几天 'to stay a few days'.
Is “住” formal or informal?
住 is generally neutral.