住 (pinyin: zhù, written "zhu" or "zhu") means to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 住.
Meaning
to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop
Stroke order
住
Examples
你也住这栋楼啊?
nǐ yě zhù zhè dòng lóu a?
Oh, you live in this building too?
古时候,在中国北边的边境上,住着一个老人。
gǔ shí hou, zài zhōng guó běi biān de biān jìng shang, zhù zhe yí ge lǎo rén.
In ancient times, on China's northern frontier, there lived an old man.
我犹豫了一下,要不要给同事打电话借他的钥匙,可是他住得远。
wǒ yóu yù le yí xià, yào bu yào gěi tóng shì dǎ diàn huà jiè tā de yào shi, kě shì tā zhù de yuǎn.
I hesitated: should I call my colleague to borrow his keys, but he lives far away.
我学了好几年才学会。第一次包出来的,要么破了,要么倒着站不住。
wǒ xué le hǎo jǐ nián cái xué huì. dì yī cì bāo chū lái de, yào me pò le, yào me dǎo zhe zhàn bú zhù.
It took me many years to learn. The first ones I made were either broken open or fell over.