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to shack up

Chinese translation: (兩人)同居一室

06:30 Aug 5, 2006
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English term or phrase: to shack up
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She's decided to shack up with her boyfriend.
chica nueva
Local time: 01:05
Chinese translation:(兩人)同居一室
Explanation:
shack up (with someone)
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to. I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.
Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping
廣東話-住埋
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 09:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3FYI 同居
Sharlene
5 +1同居，同住，过夜
Walking Ding
4(兩人)同居一室
pkchan


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
FYI 同居


Explanation:
[非正式] 指［未婚者］同居

Sharlene
China
Local time: 21:05
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Native speaker of: Chinese
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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): Shack shank!
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agree  Han Li
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agree  Ben Shang
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
同居，同住，过夜


Explanation:
在“She's decided to shack up with her boyfriend. ”一句中作“同居”理解，特指情人住在一起：她已决定跟男朋友同居了。
在“I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.”中作“同住”理解：我在找到自己的住处前会与表弟同住。


Example sentence(s):
  • She's decided to shack up with her boyfriend.
  • I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own.
Walking Ding
China
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  Philip Tang
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(兩人)同居一室


Explanation:
shack up (with someone)
to live with and have a sexual relationship with someone you are not married to. I was surprised to hear you're shacking up with Kathy.
Related vocabulary: set up housekeeping
廣東話-住埋

pkchan
United States
Local time: 09:05
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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