Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 栖住
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
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