Chinese word

入住

Pronunciation

Pinyinrù zhù

Meaning

  • verbcheck in

Example

我到酒店后就去前台入住。wǒ dào jiǔ diàn hòu jiù qù qián tái rù zhù

After I get to the hotel, I go to the front desk to check in.

Illustration for 入住 (check in)

More examples

我们到酒店后先去吃饭，再去前台入住。wǒ men dào jiǔ diàn hòu xiān qù chī fàn zài qù qián tái rù zhù

After we get to the hotel, we eat first, then go to the front desk to check in.

Core concept

A person enters a place and takes up a stay there, with the arrival often becoming an official starting point.

Common phrases

  • 在酒店入住zài jiǔ diàn rù zhù

    check in at the hotel

  • 按时入住àn shí rù zhù

    check in on time

  • 去前台入住qù qián tái rù zhù

    go to the front desk to check in

Similar words

办理入住手续bàn lǐ rù zhù shǒu xù: Handle the full hotel check-in procedure at the front desk, from registration to receiving the key.
登记dēng jì: Write names or contact information into a formal record.
住宿zhù sù: Spend a night staying at a particular place.

Definition in Chinese

进入某处并开始居住或住宿，常含有登记手续或开始居住状态的含义。jìn rù mǒu chù bìng kāi shǐ jū zhù huò zhù sù cháng hán yǒu dēng jì shǒu xù huò kāi shǐ jū zhù zhuàng tài de hán yì

Word origin

入住 (rùzhù, "to enter and reside") combines 入 (rù, "enter") + 住 (zhù, "reside"), linking arrival with the beginning of a stay.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the same word works for a hotel stay and for beginning life in a new home, so the place being discussed usually shows which type of accommodation is meant.

Other meanings

  • move inverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 入住登记rù zhù dēng jìcheck-in registrationnoun
  • 入住流程rù zhù liú chéngcheck-in processnoun

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