Meaning of 住宅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- residence; dwelling; abode
How to use 住宅
住宅 is a formal or written word for a residence, common in real estate, city planning, and official notices. In daily speech people usually say 家 (jiā) or 房子 (fángzi). Example: 这里是住宅区，不能开商店。(Zhèlǐ shì zhùzhái qū, bù néng kāi shāngdiàn.) This is a residential area, so you cannot open a shop.
住 (zhù) means to live or stay, and 宅 (zhái) has the roof radical 宀 on top, so it is a house. Put them together: the house where you live is your 住宅 (zhùzhái).
Common mistake: Learners often read 宅 as zhè or zè because of its shape, but it is zhái with a second tone. Also, 宅 (zhái) is easy to confuse with 字 (zì), which has the same roof but a different bottom part.
住宅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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住 zhù · to live · 7 strokes
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宅 zhái · residence · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 住宅.
| 记住 | jìzhù | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 站住 | zhànzhù | to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing |
| 抓住 | zhuāzhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 住处 | zhùchù | residence; dwelling |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐ | address |
| 住宿 | zhùsù | to stay at; lodging |
| 住户 | zhùhù | household; inhabitant |
| 禁不住 | jīnbuzhù | can't help it; can't bear it |
Questions about 住宅
What does 住宅 mean?
住宅 (zhùzhái) means "residence; dwelling; abode" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 住宅?
住宅 is made of 2 characters: 住 (7 strokes), 宅 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 住宅 an HSK word?
Yes. 住宅 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 住宅 and 住房?
住宅 (zhùzhái) refers to a residence as a building or property type, as in 住宅楼 (residential building). 住房 (zhùfáng) is more about housing as a social need or supply, as in 住房问题 (the housing problem).
Does 宅 have other meanings in modern Chinese?
Yes. In internet slang 宅 (zhái) describes staying at home a lot, as in 宅男 (zháinán), a man who rarely goes out. This slang use is separate from the formal word 住宅.