住 to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) 呆 foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay 蹲 to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere) 逗 to stay / to stop / to tease (play with) / amusing / short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4]) 置 身 zhì shēn to place oneself / to stay 下 榻 xià tà to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip) 吃 住 chī zhù food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there) 寄 宿 jì sù to stay / to lodge / to board 驻 留 zhù liú to stay / to remain / to linger / (computing) to reside / resident (program etc) 投 宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) 处 to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish 羁 留 jī liú to stay / to detain 歇 宿 xiē sù to lodge / to stay (for the night) 待 to stay 勾 留 gōu liú to stay / to stop over / to break one's journey 驻 to halt / to stay / to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) 撑 to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support 栖 to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay 落 藉 luò jiè to stay / to reside (old) 暂 缓 实 施 stay (law) 息 肩 xī jiān (literary) to put down one's burden / to rest / to stay (at an inn etc) 留 下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go 联 络 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection 家 居 jiā jū home / residence / to stay at home (unemployed) 住 宿 zhù sù to stay at / lodging / accommodation 停 留 tíng liú to stay somewhere temporarily / to stop over 留 住 liú zhù to ask sb to stay / to keep sb for the night / to await (classical) 居 家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) 作 客 zuò kè to live somewhere as a visitor / to stay with sb as a guest / to sojourn 持 平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased 躲 开 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) 挽 留 wǎn liú to urge to stay / to detain 保 暖 bǎo nuǎn to stay warm / to protect against the cold 留 守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things 落 脚 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers 逗 留 dòu liú to stay at / to stop over 住 手 zhù shǒu to desist / to stop / to stay one's hand 熬 夜 áo yè to stay up late or all night 本 分 běn fèn (to play) one's part / one's role / one's duty / (to stay within) one's bounds / dutiful / keeping to one's role 歇 息 xiē xi to have a rest / to stay for the night / to go to bed / to sleep 蝉 联 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship 收 容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept 厮 守 sī shǒu to stay together / to rely on one another 栖 身 qī shēn to stay at / to live in (temporarily) 久 留 jiǔ liú to stay for a long time 农 家 乐 nóng jiā lè a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc) 避 风 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 留 宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight 慢 走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! 旅 居 lu:3 jū to stay away from home / residence abroad / sojourn 借 宿 jiè sù to stay with sb / to ask for lodging 盘 桓 pán huán to pace / to linger / to stay over / to spiral / to hover 沉 住 气 chén zhù qì to keep cool / to stay calm 赋 闲 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical 闲 居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life 守 岁 shǒu suì to see in the New Year / to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve 上 轨 道 shàng guǐ dào to stay on track / to proceed smoothly 留 客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest 避 实 就 虚 bì shí jiù xū (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points 宅 residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home 置 身 事 外 zhì shēn shì wài not to get involved / to stay out of it 足 不 出 户 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home 熬 更 守 夜 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom) 耳 根 清 净 ěr gēn qīng jìng lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom) / to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world 留 堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention 任 凭 风 浪 起 ， 稳 坐 钓 鱼 台 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom) / to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis 保 持 联 系 bǎo chí lián xì to keep in touch / to stay in contact 夜 不 归 宿 yè bù guī sù to stay out all night (idiom) 守 活 寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow 守 空 房 shǒu kōng fáng to stay home alone (of married woman) 宿 夜 sù yè to stay overnight 托 足 无 门 tuō zú wú mén to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom) 既 来 之 ， 则 安 之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. 淹 留 yān liú to stay for a long period 留 饭 liú fàn to put some food aside for sb / to invite sb to stay for a meal / invitation to dinner 监 视 居 住 jiān shì jū zhù (PRC law) residential surveillance / to order sb to stay at their home, or a designated location, under surveillance 稳 坐 钓 鱼 台 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom) / to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis 结 伴 而 行 jié bàn ér xíng to stay together (of a group) / to keep together 绕 膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents 躲 风 duǒ fēng lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble 逗 留 许 可 stay permit 停 止 诉 讼 程 序 stay of proceedings 杀 进 杀 出 shā jìn shā chū to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay 沉 得 住 气 chén de zhù qì to stay calm / to keep one's composure 青 春 永 驻 qīng chūn yǒng zhù to stay young forever 独 守 空 房 dú shǒu kōng fáng (of a married woman) to stay home alone 时 间 是 把 杀 猪 刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay 男 主 外 ， 女 主 内 nán zhǔ wài , nu:3 zhǔ nèi men go out to work and women stay at home (idiom) 视 奸 shì jiān (neologism) to leer / to stare lecherously / to follow the social media posts of sb who would rather you stay out of their life / (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 視姦 / "shikan")
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