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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

居 [jū]
  1. 1. verb [住] live
  2. 2. verb [在] be
    居全国第一
    be number one in the country
  3. 3. verb [任] claim
    居功
    claim the credit
  4. 4. verb [积蓄] store … up
  5. 5. noun house

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

居 [jū]
  1. 1. verb reside; dwell; live
    侨居
    live abroad
  2. 2. verb be (in a certain position); occupy (a place)
    居世界首位
    occupy first place in the world; rank first in the world
    身居要职
    hold an important post
  3. 3. verb claim; assert
    自居
    consider oneself to be; pose as
  4. 4. verb store up; lay by
    居奇
    hoard and speculate
  5. 5. verb stay put; be at a standstill
  6. 6. noun residence; house
    故居
    former residence (or home)
  7. 7. measure word (used for bedrooms)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

居 [jū]
  1. 1. 动 住宿
    分居
    同居
    居住
    居民。
  2. 2. 名 住所
    新居
    故居
    迁居。
  3. 3. 动 [文] 停留；固定
    岁月不居
    变动不居。
  4. 4. 动 积蓄；存有
    奇货可居
    居心不良。
  5. 5. 动 处在(某种位置)
    甘居人后
    后来居上
    居高不下。
  6. 6. 动 任；当
    以功臣自居
    居功自傲。
  7. 7. 动 属于(某种情况)；占据
    居多
    二者必居其一。
  8. 8. 名 用作某些店铺的名称
    六必居(在北京)
    陶陶居(在广州)。
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Examples

逐水草而居
(of nomads) live where there is water and grass; rove about seeking water and grass
《论语》：为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。
In the Analects of Confucius, there are the following words: to run a country with morality wins a ruler the respect that the Pole Star gets, circled by numerous other stars.
那位高士曾经居此山中。
The hermit used to live in seclusion on this mountain.
我公司的煤黑油产量居全省之首。
Our company ranks first in the output of coal tar.
那批人神出鬼没，居无定所。
That bunch come and go – they don't live anywhere permanently.
僦屋而居。
苍鹭集群而居。
不甘居别人之下。
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Character Decomposition

尸
[shī]		 + 古
[gǔ]

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