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 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] 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 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 停留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over syn 折腾 折騰 zhē teng to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money) 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 住宿 zhù sù to stay at / lodging / accommodation syn 再三 zài sān over and over again / again and again 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 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse 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 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 俯身 fǔ shēn to lean over / to bend over / to stoop / to bow 口口声声 口口聲聲 kǒu kou shēng shēng to keep on saying (idiom) / to repeat over and over again 转体 轉體 zhuǎn tǐ to roll over / to turn over (one's body) syn 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 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs 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 撞倒 zhuàng dǎo to knock down / to knock over / to run over (sb) syn 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift) / to take over (in a leadership role etc) / to succeed sb 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 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over 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 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) syn 腾越 騰越 téng yuè to jump over / to vault / to soar over syn 冰封 bīng fēng to freeze over / to ice over / icebound / to shelve (a proposal etc) 一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again 重来 重來 chóng lái to start over / to do sth all over again 倾倒 傾倒 qīng dǎo to topple over / to fall over / to greatly admire / to prostrate oneself before syn 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 挂在嘴边 掛在嘴邊 guà zài zuǐ biān to keep saying (sth) over and over 挂帅 掛帥 guà shuài to be in command / (fig.) to dominate over other considerations / to be over-emphasized 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 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 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 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 掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep 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 逾 yú to exceed / to go beyond / to transcend / to cross over / to jump over 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 颠来倒去 顛來倒去 diān lái dǎo qù to harp on / over and over / merely ring changes on a few terms syn 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over 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 过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn 完 wán to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire syn 接 jiē to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb syn 那边 那邊 nà bian over there / yonder syn 考虑 考慮 kǎo lǜ to think over / to consider / consideration syn 剩下 shèng xià to remain / to be left over syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 王 wàng (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) syn 交给 交給 jiāo gěi to give / to deliver / to hand over syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. 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