board at school; live on campus
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to board at school; to live in school dormitories while attending school
Refers to students who reside in school dormitories rather than commuting from home. Common in Chinese middle schools, high schools, and universities for students from distant areas.
Wǒ我
jiā家
lí离
xué学
xiào校
hěn很
yuǎn远
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
xuǎn选
zé择
zhù住
dú读
。
My home is far from school, so I choose to board there.
Zhè这
suǒ所
zhōng中
xué学
yǒu有
yī一
qiān千
míng名
zhù住
dú读
shēng生
。
This middle school has one thousand boarding students.
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Zhù住
dú读
shēng生
huó活
péi培
yǎng养
le了
wǒ我
de的
dú独
lì立
xìng性
。
Living on campus has cultivated my independence.
Cóng从
běn本
xué学
qī期
kāi开
shǐ始
，
tā他
yóu由
zǒu走
dú读
gǎi改
wéi为
zhù住
dú读
le了
。
Starting from this semester, he changed from commuting to boarding.