定居 dìngjū to settle (in some city, country etc)
to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence
How to remember 定居: 定 decide + 居 to live = to settle (in some city, country etc).
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How it is used
- To settle down and take up permanent residence somewhere - 他移民后在加拿大定居 (tā yímín hòu zài Jiānádà dìngjū) after emigrating he settled in Canada.
- Implies long-term/permanent, ending a wandering or temporary phase; contrast 住 (zhù, just live/stay) which carries no permanence.
- Often follows a move: 定居国外 (settle abroad), 定居下来 (settle down).