住宿

zhù sù

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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to offer

提供住宿 means 'to provide accommodation'.

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to live

Same meaning of staying overnight, but 住 is more common and general.

住宿 is usually used as a verb-object phrase, not followed by an object directly. Say 我住在一家酒店 instead of 我住宿一家酒店.

住宿 is slightly formal and often seen in written contexts or service descriptions, while 住 is more common in spoken language.

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我们在朋友家住宿一晚。

We stayed overnight at a friend's house.

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lodge for the night

night

constellation

to live