住 zhù to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) syn 处 處 chǔ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 住手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand syn 联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection syn 执法 執法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law / law enforcement 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over syn 留住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) syn 寄宿 jì sù to stay / to lodge / to board syn 置身 zhì shēn to place oneself / to stay syn 逗留 dòu liú to stay for a while / to sojourn syn 熬夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 住宿 zhù sù to stay at / lodging / accommodation syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously syn 提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn 落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn 家居 jiā jū home / residence / to stay at home (unemployed) syn 收容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept syn 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role syn 栖身 棲身 qī shēn to stay at / to live in (temporarily) syn 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things 起诉书 起訴書 qǐ sù shū indictment (law) / statement of charges (law) syn 留宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight syn 久留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 挽留 wǎn liú to urge to stay / to detain syn 借宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging syn 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn 静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 作客 zuò kè to live somewhere as a visitor / to stay with sb as a guest / to sojourn syn 沉住气 沉住氣 chén zhù qì to keep cool / to stay calm syn 持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased syn 歇息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep syn 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion syn 下榻 xià tà to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip) syn 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law syn 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law syn 投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn 盘桓 盤桓 pán huán to pace / to linger / to stay over / to spiral / to hover syn 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 公司法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law / company law / corporate law 赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical syn 旅居 lǚ jū to stay away from home / residence abroad / sojourn syn 习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 厮守 廝守 sī shǒu to stay together / to rely on one another 吃住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 驻留 駐留 zhù liú to stay / to remain / to linger / (computing) to reside / resident (program etc) syn 农家乐 農家樂 nóng jiā lè a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc) 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 法政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics syn 守岁 守歲 shǒu suì to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve 上轨道 上軌道 shàng guǐ dào to stay on track / to proceed smoothly syn 留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest 待 dāi to stay / to remain syn 撑 撐 chēng to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support syn 蹲 dūn to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere) syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 宅 zhái residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home syn 驻 駐 zhù to halt / to stay / to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) syn 置身事外 zhì shēn shì wài not to get involved / to stay out of it syn 栖 棲 qī to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay syn 足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home 羁留 羈留 jī liú to stay / to detain syn 执法如山 執法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly syn 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 羁旅 羈旅 jī lǚ (literary) to stay long in a place far from home / (literary) person who lives in an alien land 歇宿 xiē sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) syn 勾留 gōu liú to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey syn 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 法 灋 fǎ old variant of 法[fa3] / law syn 法律 fǎ lǜ law / CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] syn 法庭 fǎ tíng court of law syn 准 準 zhǔn accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- syn 亲 親 qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring syn 无辜 無辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) syn 法院 fǎ yuàn court of law / court syn 违反 違反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) syn 治安 zhì ān law and order / public security syn 判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law) / to pass judgment on / to sentence syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 委托人 wěi tuō rén (law) client / trustor syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 裁判 cái pàn (law) to judge / to adjudicate / verdict / judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire / referee / judge syn 证物 證物 zhèng wù exhibit (law) syn 法案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal / fugitive from the law syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 