祖居
zǔ jū
Pinyin

Definition

祖居
 - 
zǔ jū
  1. former residence
  2. one's original home

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together
宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. 1 Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
家居
jiā jū
  1. 1 home
  2. 2 residence
  3. 3 to stay at home (unemployed)
居
Jū
  1. 1 surname Ju
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
居多
jū duō
  1. 1 to be in the majority
居室
jū shì
  1. 1 room
  2. 2 apartment
居家
jū jiā
  1. 1 to live at home
  2. 2 to stay at home
  3. 3 home (schooling etc)
  4. 4 in-home (care etc)
  5. 5 household (repairs etc)
  6. 6 living (environment etc)
居民
jū mín
  1. 1 resident
  2. 2 inhabitant
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
故居
gù jū
  1. 1 former residence
祖
Zǔ
  1. 1 surname Zu
祖先
zǔ xiān
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebears
祖国
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
祖宗
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
祭祖
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
蜗居
wō jū
  1. 1 humble abode
  2. 2 to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
邻居
lín jū
  1. 1 neighbor
  2. 2 next door
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (13)

功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
安居乐业
ān jū lè yè
  1. 1 to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào
  1. 1 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
居安思危
jū ān sī wēi
  1. 1 to think of danger in times of safety
  2. 2 to be vigilant in peacetime (idiom)
居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
居心叵测
jū xīn pǒ cè
  1. 1 harboring unfathomable motives (idiom)
居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ
  1. 1 to be without a fixed residence (idiom)
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
  1. 1 to live high and look down (idiom)
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to tower above
  4. 4 to occupy the high ground
  5. 5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
后来居上
hòu lái jū shàng
  1. 1 lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
  2. 2 the pupil surpasses the master
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
  1. 1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyday life
  3. 3 daily routine
  4. 4 to go about one's daily life

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