住 zhù to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) syn 哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r where? / wherever / anywhere / somewhere / (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...? / how could ...? syn 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment 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 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 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 住宿 zhù sù to stay at / lodging / accommodation syn 赶往 趕往 gǎn wǎng to hurry to (somewhere) syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! 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 某地 mǒu dì somewhere / some place 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 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 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 下榻 xià tà to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip) 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 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 什么地方 什麽地方 shén me dì fang somewhere / someplace / where 听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere 离家出走 離家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu to leave home (to live somewhere else) 某处 某處 mǒu chù somewhere 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) 派往 pài wǎng to dispatch sb somewhere 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) 客居 kè jū to live in a foreign place / to live somewhere as a guest syn 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 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 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 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 留堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention 身在曹营心在汉 身在曹營心在漢 shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom) / to be somewhere while longing to be somewhere else 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom) 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) / to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world 路遇 lù yù to meet (sb) by chance on the way somewhere / to encounter (sth) on the way somewhere 凡事总有一个开头 凡事總有一個開頭 fán shì zǒng yǒu yī gè kāi tóu Everything starts somewhere. 凡事总有开头 凡事總有開頭 fán shì zǒng yǒu kāi tóu Everything starts somewhere. 窜踞 竄踞 cuàn jù to flee in disorder and encamp somewhere 白住 bái zhù to live (somewhere) for free 另谋高就 另謀高就 lìng móu gāo jiù to get a better job somewhere else (idiom) / to seek alternative employment 东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else 爪哇国 爪哇國 zhǎo wā guó ancient state located in present-day Java 爪哇[Zhao3wa1] / (fig.) somewhere remote, inaccessible or obscure 自驾 自駕 zì jià to drive oneself somewhere 自驾车 自駕車 zì jià chē to drive oneself somewhere / private vehicle / (Tw) self-driving car / autonomous car 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 保持联系 保持聯繫 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact 夜不归宿 夜不歸宿 yè bù guī sù to stay out all night (idiom) 守活寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow 守空房 shǒu kōng fáng to stay home alone (of married woman) 宿夜 sù yè to stay overnight 托足无门 托足無門 tuō zú wú mén to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom) 既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. 淹留 yān liú to stay for a long period 留饭 留飯 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner 监视居住 監視居住 jiān shì jū zhù (PRC law) residential surveillance / to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance 稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 结伴而行 結伴而行 jié bàn ér xíng (of a group) to stay together / to keep together 绕膝 繞膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents 落藉 luò jiè to stay / to reside (old) 