Word: 住 (zhù)

蚂蟥缠住了鹭鸶的脚，想甩也甩不掉

mǎhuáng chán zhùle lùsī de jiǎo, xiǎng shuǎi yě shuǎi bú diào

a leech clings to the egret's leg: it wants to shake it off but cannot

行要好伴，住要好邻

xíng yào hǎo bàn, zhù yào hǎo lín

for travelling you want a good companion, for living you want a good neighbour

要住在郊区的话，汽车是必需的。

Yào zhù zài jiāoqū dehuà, qìchē shì bìxū de.

A car is a must for life in the suburbs.

让我知道你住在哪里。

Ràng wǒ zhīdào nǐ zhù zài nǎlǐ.

Let me know where you're staying.

谁会想住在这里？

Shéi huì xiǎng zhù zài zhèlǐ?

Who would want to live here?

谁住在这儿？

Shéi zhù zài zhèr?

Who lives here?

车轴卷住了乱麻，理不出个头绪

chēzhóu juǎn zhùle luànmá, lǐ bù chū ge tóuxù

A cart axle wound with tangled hemp: can't find the end of the thread

还住在波士顿吗？

Hái zhù zài Bōshìdùn ma?

Are you still living in Boston?

这个小区住着很多白领家庭。

Zhège xiǎoqū zhùzhe hěn duō báilǐng jiātíng.

Many white-collar families live in this neighborhood.

这个老人独自住在那里。

Zhège lǎorén dúzì zhù zài nàli.

The old man lived there by himself.

这位老人的后代都住在国外。

Zhèwèi lǎorén de hòudài dōu zhù zài guówài.

This old man's descendants all live abroad.

这套二手房已经住了二十年了。

Zhè tào èrshǒufáng yǐjīng zhùle èrshí nián le.

This second-hand home has been lived in for twenty years.

这对夫妻住在我家楼上。

Zhè duì fūqī zhù zài wǒjiā lóushàng.

This married couple lives upstairs from me.

这对母女住在我家楼下。

Zhè duì mǔnǚ zhù zài wǒjiā lóuxià.

This mother and daughter live downstairs from me.

这就是我小时候住的房子。

Zhè jiùshì wǒ xiǎoshíhou zhù de fángzi.

This is the house where I lived as a child.

这房子给我们住太小了。

Zhè fángzi gěi wǒmen zhù tài xiǎole.

This is too small a house for us to live in.

这是他住的房子。

Zhè shì tā zhù de fángzi.

This is the house where he lives.

这是她曾经住过的房子。

Zhè shì tā céngjīng zhùguo de fángzi.

This is the house in which she used to live.

这是总理住的房子。

Zhè shì zǒnglǐ zhù de fángzi.

This is the house in which the prime minister lives.

这是我住的房子。

Zhè shì wǒ zhù de fángzi.

This is the house where I live.

这是我年轻时候住的房子。

Zhè shì wǒ niánqīng shíhou zhù de fángzi.

This is the house where I used to live when I was young.

这栋楼很抗震，住着放心。

Zhè dòng lóu hěn kàngzhèn, zhùzhe fàngxīn.

This building is very earthquake-resistant, so it's reassuring to live in.

这栋楼是商用的，不能住人。

Zhè dòng lóu shì shāngyòng de, bùnéng zhù rén.

This building is commercial, so no one can live in it.

这里住着14个人。

Zhèlǐ zhùzhe shísì gè rén.

Fourteen people live here.

这间宿舍住着两个美国留学生。

Zhè jiān sùshè zhùzhe liǎng gè Měiguó liúxuéshēng.

Two American students live in this dorm.

这间房子很安静，住着真舒心。

Zhè jiān fángzi hěn ānjìng, zhùzhe zhēn shūxīn.

This house is quiet, and it's really comfortable to live in.

那个年经人住在一座老房子里。

Nàge nián jīng rén zhù zài yí zuò lǎo fángzi lǐ.

The young man lives in an old house.

那座城市曾经被一场瘟疫困住了。

Nà zuò chéngshì céngjīng bèi yìcháng wēnyì kùn zhùle.

That city was once gripped by a plague.

那房子似乎没有人住。

Nà fángzi sìhū méiyǒu rén zhù.

The house gave no sign of life.

那房子住了两家人。

Nà fángzi zhùle liǎng jiā rén.

Two families live in that house.

那是住在隔壁的男人。

Nà shì zhù zài gébì de nánrén.

That's the man who lives next door.

那里简直不是人住的。

Nàli jiǎnzhí bú shì rén zhù de.

You'll find it impossible to live there.

铁路上的枕木，经得住压

tiělù shàng de zhěnmù, jīng de zhù yā

Railway sleepers: they can take the pressure

门锁住了，他想把门踹开。

Ménsuǒ zhùle, tā xiǎng bǎmén chuài kāi.

The door was locked, so he wanted to kick it open.

鱼咬住了钩，我赶紧收线。

Yú yǎo zhùle gōu, wǒ gǎnjǐn shōuxiàn.

The fish bit the hook, so I quickly reeled in the line.

黄鼠狼咬住鸡喉咙,吃定了

huángshǔláng yǎo zhù jī hóulóng,chī dìngle

A weasel has clamped onto the chicken's throat: it's got it eaten for sure

齐里在那房子里只住了几个月。

Qí lǐ zài nà fángzi lǐ zhǐ zhùle jǐ ge yuè.

Ziri only lived in that house for a few months.