Definition
住校 means to live in a school dormitory or on campus. It is a separable verb (离合词): 住 and 校 can be separated by measure words, durations, or other elements (e.g., 住了三年校 'lived on campus for three years'). You do not put a direct object after the compound; instead, express the person or duration in the separation.
v.o.
to live on campusto board at school
Examples
- 住校。Tā dàxué sì nián dōu zhù xiào.He lived on campus for all four years of college.
- ，。Tā zhù le sān nián xiào, hòulái bān chūqù le.He lived on campus for three years, then moved out.
- 住校。Hěn duō xuéshēng xǐhuān zhù xiào.Many students like living on campus.
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