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Expressing 'to live at' a place with 住在 (zhùzài)
Existence & Possession
Location & Position
Structure
Subject + 住在 + Place
Explanation
The verb phrase 住在 (zhùzài) means "to live at" or "to reside in" a specific place. It combines the verb 住 (to live) with the preposition 在 (at/in) to indicate where someone resides. Place 住在 before the location to state where someone lives or is staying.
Examples
我住在北京的一个老小区里。
wǒ zhù zài Běijīng de yī gè lǎo xiǎoqū lǐ.
I live in an old residential compound in Beijing.
她住在学校附近，走路五分钟就到了。
tā zhù zài xuéxiào fùjìn, zǒulù wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
She lives near the school — it's just a five-minute walk.
你现在住在哪里？还是原来那个地方吗？
nǐ xiànzài zhù zài nǎlǐ? háishi yuánlái nàge dìfang ma?
Where do you live now? Is it still the same place as before?