住 (zyu6 | zhu4) : live, reside, stay

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住

zyu6

zhu4

[1] [v] live; reside; stay; dwell; inhabit [2] stop; cease [3] verb particle marking the extensional aspect

Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

住

Don't confuse with:
往佳

This word has been viewed 27270 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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對唔住 deoi3 m4 zyu6 dui4 m2 zhu4 = sorry; excuse me 粵

住在 zyu6 zoi6 zhu4 zai4 = live at; live in

住喺 zyu6 hai2 zhu4 zi2 = live at; live in 粵

住口 zyu6 hau2 = shut up, stop talking 國

住手 zyu6 sau2 = to stop; to stay one's hand 國

近住 gan6 zyu6 = near something; close to something 粵

記住 gei3 zyu6 ji4 zhu4 = to learn by heart; to memorize; to remember

居住 geoi1 zyu6 ju1 zhu4 = to reside

𥄫住佢 gap6 zyu6 keoi5 = watch after him 粵

住戶 zyu6 wu6 zhu4 hu4 = household

住客 zyu6 haak3 zhu4 ke4 = tenant, resident; (hotel) guest

入住 jap6 zyu6 ru4 zhu4 = move into

攬住 laam2 zyu6 lan3 zhu4 = to embrace; to hug 粵

揸住 zaa1 zyu6 = hold; grab 粵

沿住 jyun4 zyu6 = along 粵

長住 coeng4 zyu6 chang2 zhu4 = to live for a long time

照住 ziu3 zyu6 = watch over; look after 粵

繑住 kiu5 zyu6 qiao1 zhu4 = tangle; snarl; coil; ravel 粵

頂唔住 ding2 m4 zyu6 = cannot stand it 粵

壓住 aat3 zyu6 ya1 zhu4 = to flatten; to press

掛住 gwaa3 zyu6 gua4 zhu4 = keep thinking about; look forward to 粵

顧住 gu3 zyu6 = take care; keep thinking about 粵

撳住 gam6 zyu6 = keep on pressing 粵

嘈住 cou4 zyu6 = to disturb 粵

綁住 bong2 zyu6 bang3 zhu4 = to tie up

居住環境 geoi1 zyu6 waan4 ging2 = living environment

不住 bat1 zyu6 bu4*2 zhu4 = continuously

忍不住 jan2 bat1 zyu6 ren3 bu5 zhu4 (PRC), ren3 bu4*2 zhu4 (Taiwan) = cannot stand 國

忍唔住 jan2 m4 zyu6 = cannot stand 粵

枕住 zam2 zyu6 = consistently 粵

住宅 zyu6 zaak6*2 zhu4 zhai2 = residence, domicile, house, living quarters

住房 zyu6 fong4 zhu4 fang2 = housing

住所 zyu6 so2 zhu4 suo3 = habitation; dwelling

住院 zyu6 jyun6*2 zhu4 yuan4 = to be hospitalised; to be in hospital

住院處 zyu6 jyun6*2 cyu3 zhu4 yuan4 chu4 = hospital admissions

黏住 nim1 zyu6 nian2 zhu4 = cling

包住 baau1 zyu6 = encase

鎖住 so2 zyu6 = latching

圍住 wai4 zyu6 wei2 zhu4 = gird, surround

住屋 zyu6 uk1 = tenement

抱住 pou5 zyu6 = grip; gripe; tackle

捉住 zuk1 zyu6 = nab; nobble; seize

吼住 hau1 zyu6 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over 粵

睺住 hau1 zyu6 = to oversee; to supervise; to watch over 粵

住家工 zyu6 gaa1 gung1 = chore

住家男人 zyu6 gaa1 naam4 jan4*2 = house husband

焗住 guk6 zyu6 = smother 粵

對得住 deoi3 dak1 zyu6 = act worthily (of friend, parents)

跟住 gan1 zyu6 = repeat; continue; follow; and then... 粵

保住 bou2 zyu6 = hold onto

阻住 zo2 zyu6 zu3 zhu4 = to block; to be in the way 粵

靠得住 kaau3 dak1 zyu6 = reliable, dependable, responsible, sure

搞住 gaau2 zyu6 = to disturb; to keep (annoyingly) disturbing someone

住滿 zyu6 mun5 = to be full of (residents)

住得起 zyu6 dak1 hei2 = can afford to live

同屋住 tung4 uk1 zyu6*2 = roommates, flatmates (people who share an apartment/flat) 粵

擰住 ning1 zyu6 = to hold 粵

保不住 bou2 bat1 zyu6 bao3 bu2 zhu4 = most likely; more likely than not; may well 國

沒人住 mut6 jan4 zyu6 mei2 ren2 zhu4 = unoccupied

吃不住 hek3 bat1 zyu6 chi1 bu5 zhu4 = be unable to bear or support 國

吃得住 hek3 dak1 zyu6 chi1 de5 zhu4 = to be able to support 國

常住居民 soeng4 zyu6 geoi1 man4 chang2 zhu4 ju1 min2 = permanent resident 國

睇住 tai2 zyu6 di4 zhu4 = look out; keep an eye 粵

攔住 laan4 zyu6 lan2 zhu4 = to stop; to bar the way

居住證 geoi1 zyu6 zing3 ju1 zhu4 zheng4 = residence permit

居住者 geoi1 zyu6 ze2 ju1 zhu4 zhe5 = inhabitant

居住於 geoi1 zyu6 jyu1 ju1 zhu4 yu2 = inhabit

住宅單位 zyu6 zaak6*2 daan1 wai6*2 = residential units

住宅污水 zyu6 zaak6*2 wu1 seoi2 = domestic effluents, domestic sewage (common formation)

住院病人 zyu6 jyun6*2 beng6 jan4 = in-patients/inpatients

住宿 zyu6 suk1 = to stay, put up, get accommodation

掹住 mang1 zyu6 = to pull; to keep pulling 粵

服務式住宅 fuk6 mou6 sik1 zyu6 zaak6*2 = serviced apartments (common formation)

望住 mong6 zyu6 = look at 粵

陪住 pui4 zyu6 pei2 zhu4 = to accompany; to keep sb company; to look after a patient by staying with him in hospital 粵

守住 sau2 zyu6 shou3 zhu5 = to hold (a position)

揪住 zau1 zyu6 jiu1 zhu4 = grab

住嘴 zyu6 zeoi2 zhu4 zui3 = shut up!

拉住 laai1 zyu6 la1 zhu4 = to hold back

閘住 zaap6 zyu6 = [v] used to tell someone to quit speaking about sth unlucky (lit., "close gate")

紙包不住火 zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2 zhi3 bao1 bu5 zhu4 huo3 = one can't wrap fire in paper (there is no concealing the truth); truth will out 國

扶住 fu4 zyu6 = to support 粵

抓住機遇 zaa1 zyu6 gei1 jyu6 zhua1 zhu4 ji1 yu4 = grasp the opportunity (common formation)

笑住口 siu3 zyu6 hau2 = smile

好食好住 hou2 sik6 hou2 zyu6 = have good food and a comfortable place to live 粵

揞住嘴笑 am2 zyu6 zeoi2 siu3 = cover up one's smile with a hand 粵

冚住 kam2 zyu6 = to cover 粵

頂得住 ding2 dak1 zyu6 = can keep on; can withstand 粵

因住 jan1 zyu6 = beware of 粵

趁住 can3 zyu6 = take advantage of 粵

住月 zyu6 jyut6*2 = woman's special care during first month after childbirth

住埋 zyu6 maai4 = be together; cohabitate (living together but not married) 粵

慌住 fong1 zyu6 = to be afraid of, to fear

掛住屋企 gwaa3 zyu6 uk1 kei5*2 = miss home 粵

㩒住 gam6 zyu6 = keep on pressing 粵

局住 guk6 zyu6 = to be trapped in a situation and forced to do sth

趕住去投胎 gon2 zyu6 heoi3 tau4 toi1 = "are you rushing to reincarnate?" said along the lines of "what's the hurry?"

驚住 geng1 zyu6 = wary of 粵

一住 jat1 zyu6 = since (also 一自…)

看住 hon1 zyu6 = to look after 粵

藉住機會 zik6 zyu6 gei1 wui6 = take this opportunity [formal] 國

借住機會 ze3 zyu6 gei1 wui6 = take this opportunity [formal] 國

錫住 sek3 zyu6 = to favour (someone) 粵

勒住 lak6 zyu6 = strangle; tighten sb/sth 粵

搦住 lik1 zyu6 nuo4 zhu4 = to take; bring; hold in the hand

咪住 mai5 zyu6 = hang on; stop 粵

聽住 teng1 zyu6 ting1 zhu4 = to hear ; hear! (what i say)

就住 zau6 zyu6 = to accommodate 粵

咬住唔放 au5 zyu6 m4 fong3 = not give up an argument 粵

指住 zi2 zyu6 = to point out 粵

留住 lau4 zyu6 = [v] to detain

隨身帶住 ceoi4 san1 daai3 zyu6 = carry with oneself everywhere one goes

住家菜 zyu6 gaa1 coi3 zhu4 jia1 cai4 = home-made meal

坐不住 co5 bat1 zyu6 zuo4 bu4 zhu4 = unable to sit still 國

忍住 jan2 zyu6 ren3 zhu4 = endure

食衣住行育樂 sik6 ji1 zyu6 hang4 juk6 ngok6 = the necessities of life (food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, and entertainment)

食住條水 sik6 zyu6 tiu4 seoi2 = grab the opportunity 粵

惜住 sek3 zyu6 = to favour (someone) 粵

站住 zaam6 zyu6 zhan4 zhu4 = Halt! Stop!

對住 deoi3 zyu6 dui4 zhu4 = to face something or to (physically) oppose something (common formation)

住好啲 zyu6 hou2 di1 = Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) 粵

貼住 tip3 zyu6 = press against 粵

挨住 aai1 zyu6 = leaning against 粵

諗住 nam2 zyu6 = to plan, intend, estimate; to want to say 粵

紙包唔住火 zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2 = there is no concealing the truth (lit., "one can't wrap fire in paper") 粵

跟住落嚟 gan1 zyu6 lok6 lei4 = to be continued; continuation follows 粵

保住飯碗 bou2 zyu6 faan6 wun2 = protecting one's means of making a living 粵

對得住天地良心 deoi3 dak1 zyu6 tin1 dei6 loeng4 sam1 dui4 de5 zhu4 tian1 di4 liang2 xin1 = to believe you didn't do anything wrong and immoral

迷住 mai4 zyu6 mi2 zhu4 = to be possed by; to be fascinated with

剒住度氣 cok3 zyu6 dou6 hei3 = forced to bear with it 粵

纏住 cin4 zyu6 chan2 zhu4 = to obsess

住得背 zyu6 dak1 bui6 = not well informed, outdated 粵

原住民 jyun4 zyu6 man4 yuan2 zhu4 min2 = aborigine

拃住 zaa6 zyu6 = to stop; to obstruct; to block 粵

商住 soeng1 zyu6 shang1 zhu4 = residential and commercial purposes

射住 se6 zyu6 = to protect or take care of sb or an illegal business 粵

輪住嚟 leon4 zyu6 lai4 lin2 zhu4 li2 = one after another 粵

孖住上 maa1 zyu6 seong5 ma1 zhu4 shang4 = partner up; to do sth. together with another person 粵

住宅區 zyu6 zaak6*2 keoi1 zhu4 zhai2 qu1 = residential area

頂住 ding2 zyu6 = withstand; shore-up; keep pushing against; 粵

撐唔住 caang3 m4 zyu6 = not be able to bear; not be able to put up with 粵

揸住雞毛當令箭 zaa1 zyu6 gai1 mou4 dong3 ling6 zin3 zha1 zhu4 ji1 mao2 dang1 ling4 jian4 = to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's power or ability; to have no real power; to pretend to be powerful 粵

住處 zyu6 cyu3 zhu4 chu4 = residence; dwelling place; quarters; accomodation

拎住 ning1/ling1 zyu6 = to hold 粵

順住 seon6 zyu6 shun4 zhu4 = along 粵

執住 zap1 zyu6 zhi2 zhu4 = to hold 粵

冤住 jyun1 zyu6 yuan1 zhu4 = cling to; stick to; not leave alone [粵]黐住；[國]纏著；黏著粵

啄住 doeng1 zyu6 zhuo2 zhu4 = to peck at; to pester; to bother; to harass; to target sb. 粵

就住就住 zau6 zyu6 zau6 zyu6 jiu4 zhu4 jiu4 zhu4 = careful, apprehensive; jittery 粵

𦧲住人 loe2 zyu6 jan4 = cling to sb; pester sb., nag people; never leave people alone 粵

閘住兼反彈 zaap6 zyu6 gim1 faan2 daan6 zha2 zhu4 jian1 fan3 tan2 = of another persons inauspicious words to rebound of of you 粵

住址 zyu6 zi2 zhu4 zhi3 = address; address of residence

含住金鎖匙出世 ham4 zyu6 gam1 so2 si4 ceot1 sai3 han2 zhu4 jin1 suo3 shi5 chu1 shi4 = be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 粵

慳住食 haan1 zyu6 sik6 qian1 zhu4 shi2 = watch one's spending when buying food; be thrifty when eating 粵

食住上 sik6 zyu6 soeng5 shi2 zhu4 shang4 = take advantage of an opportunity that arises; strike the iron while it's hot 粵

自住業主 zi6 zyu6 jip6 zyu2 = owner-occupier

住校 zyu6 haau6 zhu4 xiao4 = boarding school

擋住 dong2 zyu6 dang3 zhu4 = to shield, to obstruct, to block

連住 lin4 zyu6 = link together 粵

衣食住行 ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2 = the bare necessities of everyday life

遮住 ze1 zyu6 zhe1 zhu4 = to cover (up); to block, to obstruct, to shade

住客會所 zyu6 haak3 wui6 so2 zhu4 ke4 hui4 suo3 = club house

住大屋 zyu6 daai6 uk1 zhu4 da4 wu1 = 1. live in a big house 2. be in prision 粵

拍得住 paak3 dak1 zyu6 = be a match for 粵

睇住檔攤 tai2 zyu6 dong3 taan1 = hold down the fort 粵

抓住 zaau2 zyu6 zhua1 zhu4 = grab; tie up 粵

站得住腳 zaam6 dak1 zyu6 goek3 = tenable; "holds water"

拴住 saan1 zyu6 shuan1 zhu4 = bogged down

夾心階層住屋計劃 gaap3 sam1 gaai1 cang4 zyu6 uk1 gai3 waak6 = Sandwich Class Housing Scheme

人均住房 jan4 gwan1 zyu6 fong4 ren2 jun1 zhu4 fang2 = per-capita housing (common formation)

因住收尾嗰幾年 jan1 zyu6 sau1 mei5*1 go2 gei2 nin4 = be careful for the last few years of your life 粵

聯邦住宅抵押公司 lyun4 bong1 zyu6 zaak6*2 dai2 aat3 gung1 si1 lian2 bang1 zhu4 zhai2 di3 ya1 gong1 si1 = Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, FHLMC)

阻住地球轉 zo2 zyu6 dei6 kau4 zyun2 zu3 zhu4 di4 qiu2 zhuan3 = throw a spanner in the works 粵

㨢住 nang3 zyu6 = fastened with 粵

對住宅徵收的地方稅 deoi3 zyu6 zaak6*2 zing1 sau1 dik1 dei6 fong1 seoi3 = domestic (tax) rates 國 (common formation)

對住客安全應負的責任 deoi3 zyu6 haak3 on1 cyun4 jing3 fu6 dik1 zaak3 jam6 = duty of care for safety 國 (common formation)

Showing all 43 examples containing 住

阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies!
[Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]

記住飲多啲牛奶呀！粵
Remember to drink more milk!

佢住喺隔籬粵
He lives next door

我住開東區粵
I've been living in the East End

唔該幫我搦住把遮! 粵
Would you please hold the umbrella for me!

紙係包唔住火。粵
Paper cannot wrap fire.
[Subtext: a secret cannot be kept forever.]

我日日掛住去玩。粵
Every day, my mind is on playing.

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]

我根本阻住唔到佢粵
I just wasn't able to stop him.
[Lit. I basically block-not-arrive him. The construction verb-m4-dou2 indicates an inability to complete the action. So, block-not-arrive is idiomatically "unable to block".]

我哋唔可以畀佢死住粵
We can't let him die yet.
[Lit. 住 here means "yet"; 畀 indicates the passive voice and does NOT mean give.]

唔好嘈住我啦，唔知有幾多嘢做粵 ?!
Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work.
[Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.]

佢成日掛住去蒲，唔想返學。粵
He'd rather go out partying than go to school.
[Lit. He always miss hang out, not want return school. Less idiomatically: He misses hanging out, he doesn't want to go to school. See http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134171,page=1]

啲湯熱得滯！唔好飲住。粵 ?!
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]

你哋兩個嘈得滯，唔好嘈住我。粵
You two are too noisy, don't disturb me.

我問佢跟住去邊度。粵
I asked him where to go next.
[Cantonese grammar has the adverb 邊度 (where) placed at the end of sentence.]

佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years.
[喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]

挾住本書返學粵
He went to school with a book held under his arm.

因住畀門挾嚫隻手粵
Beware of the door which might squash your hand.

囉條繩緙住唔畀人入去粵
Encircle it with ropes to bar people from entry.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

地板好跣腳，因住躀低粵
The floor is slippery. Be careful not to slip and fall.

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

個肥仔出力噉𨅝住部三輪車粵
The fat guy is pedalling furiously on his tricycle.

間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚粵
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.

隻杯放到咁𠍁，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

我啲手下辦事不力，好對唔住粵
My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

而家唔好買住，遲啲啲嘢就會喊冷㗎喇。粵
Do not buy now; they will soon be slashing the prices.

真係住得背，而家先知佢移民咗！粵
I am really not well informed. It is now that I learn he has migrated.

佢挽住個手袋過馬路粵
She was crossing the road while carrying a handbag.

佢揸住國旗搰嚟搰去粵
He is swaying the flag that is in his hands.

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

跟住落嚟，受害者… 粵
Carrying on, the victims...

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

佢撻住對波鞋行商場。粵
He shuffled around the mall with the backs of his sneakers trodden down.

聽日嘅聚會﹐我會戴住你送嘅頸鏈。粵
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me.
[住 (-ing) is a durative marker in a future tense sentence here.]

個老婆大人矋住佢，佢又點敢出聲吖粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife.

自從新聞報道話椰子又好又盛, 呢一帶食肆都食住條水, 推出各種各樣同椰子有關嘅小食。粵
Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975]

跟住個報廢及消帳手續去做就啱㗎喇粵
Follow the condemnation and write-off procedures and you can't go wrong.

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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