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要住 Pronunciation and Pinyin

要住 Usage and Examples

want to live

want to stay

will live

will stay

need to live

need to stay

The characters in 要住

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
要
yào9to want or need
住
zhù7live, reside, stop, hold

More words starting with 要

  • yào要xià下yǔ雨le了It's going to rain., It's about to rain.
  • yào要bù不Otherwise; or else.
  • yào要bù不dé得unacceptable; intolerable
  • yào要bú不shì是but for; if it were not for
  • yào要bù不rán然otherwise; or else
  • yào要bú不yào要Do you want?, Would you like?
  • yào要wéi为to be for, is for
  • yào要shì事Important matter, Priority
  • yào要cóng从To be from, To start from
  • yào要jià价ask a price, asking price
  • yào要bǎo保chí持to maintain, to keep
  • yào要bǎo保chí持qīng清xǐng醒Stay awake, Stay sober

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Questions about 要住

What does 要住 mean in Chinese?

要住 (yào zhù) means “want to live, want to stay, will live, will stay”.

How do you pronounce 要住?

要住 is pronounced yào zhù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “want to live” in Chinese?

“want to live” is 要住 (yào zhù) in Chinese.

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