借住 Traditional form: 借住 Pinyin (reading): jièzhù Definitions: to lodge Characters: 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext 住 - to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop Traditional characters: 借 - to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext 住 - to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop