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居 jū

to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 3
Radical
户
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 户古 ⿸户古

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Example sentences with 居

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  1. 这里的居民很友好。
    Zhèlǐ de jūmín hěn yǒuhǎo.
    The residents here are very friendly.
    here (particle) residents very friendly
  2. 这个城市居住着多少人?
    Zhège chéngshì jūzhù zhe duōshao rén?
    How many people live in this city?
    this city reside (particle) how-many people
  3. 我们去认识一下新邻居吧。
    Wǒmen qù rènshi yíxià xīn línjū ba.
    Let's go meet the new neighbor.
    we go know a-bit new neighbor (particle-suggestion)
  4. 他居然不认识自己的邻居。
    Tā jūrán bú rènshi zìjǐ de línjū.
    He surprisingly doesn't even know his own neighbor.
    he unexpectedly not know self (particle) neighbor
  5. 这个小区去年才有人居住。
    Zhège xiǎoqū qùnián cái yǒu rén jūzhù.
    People only started living in this neighborhood last year.
    this neighborhood last-year only-then have people reside

Words with 居 (5)