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zhù

住zhùzhù
to live
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Usages of zhù

她tā　现在xiànzài　住zhù　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān，　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
她tā　以前yǐqián　住zhù　在zài　北京Běijīng。tā yǐqián zhù zài Běijīng.
She used to live in Beijing.
我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　一yí　个gè　新xīn　公寓gōngyù　里lǐ，　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　每天měitiān　都dōu　坐zuò　电梯diàntī　上去shàngqù。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
我wǒ　住zhù　在zài　十shí　楼lóu，　这zhè　楼lóu　很hěn　安静ānjìng。wǒ zhù zài shí lóu, zhè lóu hěn ānjìng.
I live on the tenth floor; this building is very quiet.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　城市chéngshì　不bù　大dà，　但是dànshì　很hěn　安静ānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de chéngshì bù dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.
他tā　住zhù　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　南nán　边bian。tā zhù zài zhè gè chéngshì de nán bian.
He lives in the south of this city.
他tā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三sān　年nián　了le。tā zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sān nián le.
He has lived in this city for three years.
我wǒ　爷爷yéye　和hé　奶奶nǎinai　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。wǒ yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài jiāoqū.
My grandpa and grandma live in the suburbs.
我们wǒmen　的de　邻居línjū　住zhù　在zài　我wǒ　家jiā　对面duìmiàn，　是shì　一yí　位wèi　很hěn　热情rèqíng　的de　阿姨āyí。wǒmen de línjū zhù zài wǒ jiā duìmiàn, shì yí wèi hěn rèqíng de āyí.
Our neighbor lives across from my home; she is a very warm auntie.
他tā　打工dǎgōng　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　在zài　市中心shìzhōngxīn，　但是dànshì　他tā　自己zìjǐ　住zhù　在zài　郊区jiāoqū。tā dǎgōng de kāfēiguǎn zài shìzhōngxīn, dànshì tā zìjǐ zhù zài jiāoqū.
The café where he works part-time is downtown, but he himself lives in the suburbs.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　四十sìshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sìshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for forty days.
我Wǒ　现　在xiànzài　住zhù　在zài　学校xuéxiào　宿舍sùshè。Wǒ xiànzài zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.
I now live in the school dormitory.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　六liù　个gè　月yuè　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le liù gè yuè le.
I have lived in this city for six months.
我wǒ　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　住zhù　了le　三十sānshí　天tiān　了le。wǒ zài zhè gè chéngshì zhù le sānshí tiān le.
I have lived in this city for thirty days.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　饭店fàndiàn。wǒ zhù de gōngyù fùjìn yǒu hěnduō fàndiàn.
There are many restaurants near the apartment where I live.
她tā　想xiǎng　先xiān　签qiān　半年bànnián　的de　合同hétong，　如果rúguǒ　住zhù　得de　舒服shūfu，　再zài　继续jìxù　租zū　下去xiàqù。tā xiǎng xiān qiān bànnián de hétong, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, zài jìxù zū xiàqù.
She wants to sign a half-year contract first; if it’s comfortable to live there, she’ll keep renting.
要是yàoshi　你nǐ　在zài　这里zhèlǐ　住zhù　半年bànnián，　就jiù　会huì　习惯xíguàn　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。yàoshi nǐ zài zhèlǐ zhù bànnián, jiù huì xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
If you live here for half a year, you’ll get used to the life here.
房东fángdōng　人rén　很hěn　好hǎo，　如果rúguǒ　住zhù　得de　舒服shūfu，　我wǒ　就jiù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　租下去zūxiàqu。fángdōng rén hěn hǎo, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, wǒ jiù xiǎng yìzhí zūxiàqu.
The landlord is very nice; if it’s comfortable to live there, I want to keep renting it.
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