How to Say ‘Do you live in Taipei?’ in Traditional Chinese
你住台北嗎？
nǐ zhù tái běi ma
[nǐ zhù Táiběi ma]
💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, 住 (zhù) "live" can take the place directly, with no 在 needed: 我住高雄 "I live in Kaohsiung."
Phrase Breakdown
你住
nǐ zhù
you live
住 means to live or reside. The place follows directly, with no preposition needed.
你住哪裡？
Where do you live?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
住
zhù
[zhù]
to live; to reside
To live or stay somewhere.
我住在台中。
I live in Taichung.
台北嗎？
tái běi ma
in Taipei?
台北 is Taipei. 嗎 makes it a yes/no question.
你在台北嗎？
Are you in Taipei?
Words in this phrase
台北
tái běi
[Táiběi]
Taipei
The capital city of Taiwan.
台北人很多。
Taipei has many people.
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
你喜歡這個活動嗎？
Do you like this event?
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