How to say “residence” in Chinese
residence, dwelling
“Residence” in Chinese is 住宅, zhù zhái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
住宅 is read zhù zhái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”.
On top, 宀 “roof”: a house. The lower part is the same as in 托 tuō.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “住宅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 住宅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 小区里有十栋住宅楼。xiǎoqūliyǒushídòngzhùzháilóuThere are ten residential buildings in the residential complex.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “residence” in Chinese?
“Residence” in Chinese is 住宅, pinyin zhùzhái.
What does 住宅 mean?
住宅 (zhùzhái) means “residence, dwelling”.
How do you write 住宅?
住宅 is 2 characters: 住 (zhù) — live, reside; 宅 (zhái) — residence, house. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 住宅?
住宅 is read zhùzhái. Tones: zhù — fourth tone, zhái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“residence” in the lesson “Homes, buildings, square meters”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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