站住
HSK 2 (2021)
站住 (zhànzhù) · to stop
站住 (zhànzhù) means “to stop; to halt; to stand firm”. It is written with 2 characters: 站 (station) + 住 (to live). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 站住 is built
The characters
站 zhàn · station
What 站 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
Origin hint: 立 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
住 zhù · to live
What 住 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 主zhǔ — to own
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: A person 亻 who hosts 主; 主 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
站住，别走！Zhànzhù, bié zǒu!Stop, don't go!
车开得太快，我站不住。Chē kāi de tài kuài, wǒ zhàn bu zhù.The bus is going too fast; I can't keep my footing.
Questions about 站住
What does 站住 mean?
站住 (zhànzhù) means “to stop; to halt; to stand firm”.
How do you pronounce 站住?
站住 is pronounced zhànzhù.
Which HSK level is 站住?
站住 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 车站chēzhànstation
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 网站wǎngzhànwebsite
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
- 站zhànstation
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 住房zhùfánghousing
- 住院zhùyuànto be in hospital
- 抓住zhuāzhùto catch hold of
Learn 站住 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.