寄居 jì jū ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩ gei3 geoi1
- to live away from home
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寄
- 寄托 寄託 jì tuō ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄛ gei3 tok3 to entrust (to sb)
- 传寄 傳寄 chuán jì ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ cyun4 gei3 to send (message to sb)
- 汇寄 匯寄 huì jì ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˋ wui6 gei3 remit
- 另寄 lìng jì ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ ling6 gei3 to mail separately
- 寄主 jì zhǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄨˇ gei3 zyu2 host (of a parasite)
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- 寄予 jì yǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˇ gei3 jyu5 to place (hope, importance etc) on
- 寄出 jì chū ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨ gei3 ceot1 to mail; to send by post
- 寄名 jì míng ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gei3 meng2 adopted name
- 寄售 jì shòu ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄡˋ gei3 sau6 sale on consignment
- 寄女 jì nǚ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄩˇ gei3 neoi5 foster daughter
- 寄子 jì zǐ ㄐㄧˋ ㄗˇ gei3 zi2 foster son
- 寄存 jì cún ㄐㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ gei3 cyun4 to deposit
- 寄宿 jì sù ㄐㄧˋ ㄙㄨˋ gei3 suk1 to stay; to lodge; to board
- 寄怀 寄懷 jì huái ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gei3 waai4 emotions expressed in writing
- 寄放 jì fàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄤˋ gei3 fong3 to leave sth with sb
- 寄望 jì wàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˋ gei3 mong6 to place hopes on
- 寄母 jì mǔ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄨˇ gei3 mou5 foster mother
- 寄父 jì fù ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ gei3 fu6 foster father
- 寄物 jì wù ㄐㄧˋ ㄨˋ gei3 mat6 to check in items (at a cloakroom, locker etc)
- 寄生 jì shēng ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ gei3 sang1 to live in or on another organism as a parasite
居
- 定居 dìng jū ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩ ding6 geoi1 to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
- 居住 jū zhù ㄐㄩ ㄓㄨˋ geoi1 zyu6 to reside
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 群居 qún jū ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩ kwan4 geoi1 to live together (in a large group or flock)
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- 邻居 鄰居 lín jū ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄩ leon4 geoi1 neighbor
- 居民楼 居民樓 jū mín lóu ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄡˊ geoi1 man4 lau4 apartment building
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 人居 rén jū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄩ jan4 geoi1 human habitat
- 仙居 Xiān jū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄩ sin1 geoi1 see 仙居县
- 位居 wèi jū ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩ wai6 geoi1 to be located at
- 住居 zhù jū ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄩ zyu6 geoi1 to live
- 侨居 僑居 qiáo jū ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ kiu4 geoi1 to live far away from one's native place
- 分居 fēn jū ㄈㄣ ㄐㄩ fan1 geoi1 to separate (married couple)
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 同居 tóng jū ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩ tung4 geoi1 to live together
- 埃居 āi jū ㄞ ㄐㄩ aai1 geoi1 écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)
- 姘居 pīn jū ㄆㄧㄣ ㄐㄩ ping1 geoi1 to cohabit with a lover illicitly
- 孀居 shuāng jū ㄕㄨㄤ ㄐㄩ soeng1 geoi1 to live in widowhood (formal)
- 安居 Ān jū ㄢ ㄐㄩ on1 geoi1 see 安居区
Idioms with these characters
- 安居乐业 安居樂業 ān jū lè yè ㄢ ㄐㄩ ㄌㄜˋ ㄧㄝˋ on1 geoi1 ngaau6 jip6 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
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- 居安思危 jū ān sī wēi ㄐㄩ ㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄟ geoi1 on1 si1 ngai4 to think of danger in times of safety
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗˋ ㄠˋ geoi1 gung1 zi6 ngou6 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
- 居无定所 居無定所 jū wú dìng suǒ ㄐㄩ ㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ geoi1 mou4 ding6 so2 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
- 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ geoi1 sam1 bat1 loeng4 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
- 居心叵测 居心叵測 jū xīn pǒ cè ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˇ ㄘㄜˋ geoi1 sam1 po2 caak1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
Example sentences
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快 看 快 看 ！ 橙子 树 樹 的 树枝 樹枝 上 有 一 只 蓝色 藍色 的 寄居蟹 ！
Look, look! On the branch of the orange tree, there is a blue hermit crab!
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因为 因為 他们 他們 的 财物 財物 过多 過多 ， 不能 同居 共处 共處 ： 他们 他們 寄居 的 地方 也 容 不下 他们 他們 ， 因为 因為 他们 他們 的 牲畜 甚 多 。
For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks.
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