Chinese word

加床

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā chuáng

Meaning

  • verbput in an extra bed

Example

酒店可以给我们加床吗？jiǔ diàn ké yǐ gěi wǒ men jiā chuáng ma

Can the hotel put in an extra bed for us?

Illustration for 加床 (put in an extra bed)

More examples

我打电话给酒店，确认能不能在入住时加床。wǒ dǎ diàn huà gěi jiǔ diàn què rèn néng bù néng zài rù zhù shí jiā chuáng

I called the hotel to confirm whether I could add an extra bed at check-in.

Core concept

A room gains another sleeping place so it can hold an extra guest.

Common phrases

  • 可以加床吗ké yǐ jiā chuáng ma

    can add an extra bed

  • 预订时加床yù dìng shí jiā chuáng

    add an extra bed when booking

  • 要求加床yāo qiú jiā chuáng

    request an extra bed

Similar words

加床位jiā chuáng wèi: Adding one more bed space in a room so another person can sleep there.
增床zēng chuáng: Adding beds to a guest room to increase the number of people it can accommodate.

Definition in Chinese

在房间内设置额外床铺以供临时增加的住客使用的动作或服务，通常用于住宿场景。zài fáng jiān nèi shè zhì é wài chuáng pù yǐ gōng lín shí zēng jiā de zhù kè shǐ yòng de dòng zuò huò fú wù tōng cháng yòng yú zhù sù cháng jǐng

Word origin

加 (jiā, "add") + 床 (chuáng, "bed") combines the idea of increasing something with the object being added, so the compound means to add a bed to a room.

Usage tips

  • In hotel requests, this service often involves checking both availability and an extra charge, because rooms and rates do not all allow the same arrangements.

Other meanings

  • increase the number of bedsverb

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