gòngjū

共居

Word · Verb

live together; coexist

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to live together; to reside together

Refers to people or animals living in the same place.

Tā他
men们
gòng共
jū居
yī一
shì室
 ,
dàn但
hěn很
shǎo少
jiāo交
liú流
 。

They live together in one room, but rarely communicate.

Bù不
tóng同
wù物
zhǒng种
gòng共
jū居
yú于
zhè这
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
zhōng中
 。

Different species coexist in this forest.

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Wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
kāi开
zhī支
 ,
tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
gòng共
jū居
 。

To save money, they decided to live together.

2.

verb

to coexist; to exist simultaneously

formal

Often used in philosophical, political, or scientific contexts to describe abstract concepts existing together.

Máo矛
dùn盾
de的
shuāng双
fāng方
gòng共
jū居
yú于
yī一
gè个
tǒng统
yī一
tǐ体
zhōng中
 。

The two sides of the contradiction coexist within a single entity.

Bù不
tóng同
wén文
huà化
kě可
yǐ以
hé和
xié谐
gòng共
jū居
 。

Different cultures can coexist harmoniously.

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Zài在
zhè这
xiē些
yuán元
sù素
gòng共
jū居
de的
xì系
tǒng统
zhōng中
 ,
píng平
héng衡
hěn很
nán难
wéi维
chí持
 。

In systems where these elements coexist, balance is difficult to maintain.