居
jūjīJū HSK4

live

居 jū frequency
reside verb
to live, dwell, or stay in a place, or to be at a standstill

他在这个偏远的小镇上久居。

tā zài zhè gè piān​yuǎn de xiǎo​zhèn shàng jiǔ jū.

He has lived in this remote town for a long time.

occupy verb
to be in a certain position, rank, or state

他在比赛中居首位。

tā zài bǐ​sài zhōng jū shǒu​wèi.

He took first place in the competition.

residence noun
a dwelling place, house, or home

他在深山之中建了一处草居。

tā zài shēn​shān zhī​zhōng jiàn le yī chù cǎo jū.

He built a thatched hut deep in the mountains.

room noun
numeral classifier for bedrooms or apartment units

我租了一套两室一居的公寓。

wǒ zū le yī​tào liǎng shì yī jū de gōng​yù.

I rented a two-bedroom apartment.

restaurant noun
a name or suffix for a restaurant or shop

这家老字号叫同和居。

zhè jiā lǎo​zì​hào jiào Tóng​hé​jū.

This time-honored brand is called Tongheju.

store up verb
to accumulate or hoard goods

囤积居奇是投机商的手段。

tún​jī​jū​qí shì tóu​jī​shāng de shǒu​duàn.

Hoarding for speculation is a tactic used by profiteers.

居 jī
interrogative particle verb
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

岂其然居？

qǐ qí rán jī?

How could that be?

居 Jū
surname proper name
the surname Ju

居先生是我的邻居。

Jū xiān​sheng shì wǒ de lín​jū.

Mr. Ju is my neighbor.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
678th most common 291.0 per million
Movie subtitles
814th most common 153.7 per million appears in 54% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
6.38 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
71.7 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+5C45

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)