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佇

简伫 · 繁佇

Mandarin · pinyin zhù

to stand for a long time
to wait
to look forward to
to accumulate

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佇: Look up this written character
伫: zhù · look towards; turn one's back on

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(literary) to stand (for a long time)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stop; to stay (for a long time)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to wait; to hope for; to look forward to
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to store; to accumulate
(Hokkien) to be at; to be in; to be located
(Hokkien) (located) in; at
(Hokkien) during; in

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