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“stay” in Chinese

Chinese

Also滞留 (zhì liú) · 待 (dāi) · 停留 (tíng liú)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhù sù

Example

我在这个城市只住宿一晚。wǒ zài zhè ge chéng shì zhǐ zhù sù yì wǎn

I am staying in this city for just one night.

Illustration for 住宿 (stay)

How to say “stay” in Chinese

“Stay” in Chinese is 住宿 (zhù sù).

A temporary overnight base that provides a place to sleep during a journey.

Full entry for 住宿: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 住宿

旅行时,我们决定在市中心的宾馆住宿。lǚ xíng shí wǒ men jué dìng zài shì zhōng xīn de bīn guǎn zhù sù

While traveling, we decided to stay at a hotel in the city center.

Tips for using 住宿

  • As a verb, it can be followed directly by a length of time, without an extra Chinese equivalent of English "for," which helps keep the sentence pattern concise.

Other Chinese words for “stay”

滞留在机场的旅客很多。zhì liú zài jī chǎng de lǚ kè hěn duō

Many passengers are staying at the airport.

3

待

dāi

verbstay

我在家里待了一整天。wǒ zài jiā lǐ dāi le yì zhěng tiān

I stayed at home all day.

我在机场停留了两个小时。wǒ zài jī chǎng tíng liú le liǎng gè xiǎo shí

I stayed at the airport for two hours.

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