Word information
Simplified捂住
Traditional捂住
Pinyinwǔ zhù
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
捂住
wǔ zhù · to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 捂住
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to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
入住rùzhùto check in (at a hotel etc); to move into (a house)
居住jūzhùto reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
住房zhùfánghousing
住宿zhùsùto stay at; lodging; accommodation