居

jīㄐㄧ

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TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Examples

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我鄰居的狗死了。

My neighbor's dog is dead.

我們的鄰居買給他自己一匹迷人的馬。

Our neighbour bought himself a charming horse.

小李經常失眠，因为他的鄰居老是大聲地吵架。

小李經常失眠，因爲他的鄰居老是大聲地吵架。

Xiaoli often loses sleep because his neighbours are always arguing loudly.

他是我的一個鄰居。

He is one of my neighbors.

他與他的鄰居相處。

He is getting along with his neighborhood.

Characters

Character breakdown

户

hù

a household

古

gǔ

surname Gu

Related: 居

定居

dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

居住

jū zhù

to reside

居民

jū mín

resident; inhabitant

居然

jū rán

unexpectedly

群居

qún jū

to live together (in a large group or flock)

邻居

lín jū

neighbor

Stroke practice

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Characters

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