Chinese word

宿舍

Pronunciation

Pinyinsù shè

Meaning

  • noundorm

Example

我住在宿舍。wǒ zhù zài sù shè

I live in a dorm.

Illustration for 宿舍 (dorm)

More examples

男生宿舍一般都有值班室。nán shēng sù shè yì bān dōu yǒu zhí bān shì

Men's dorms generally have a duty room.

Core concept

Group living quarters that can mean either a single shared room or the larger facility containing many such rooms.

Common phrases

  • 男生宿舍nán shēng sù shè

    men's dorm

  • 女生宿舍nǚ shēng sù shè

    women's dorm

  • 宿舍门禁sù shè mén jìn

    dorm access control

Similar words

公寓gōng yù: A multi-home residential building with separate units for individual residents.
卧室wò shì: A room set aside for one person's sleeping.
房间fáng jiān: An individual indoor area within a home or building.
合租房hé zū fáng: A rented residence whose cost and living space are shared by several people.

Definition in Chinese

为学习或工作需要而设置的集体住宿场所，可指单个寝室或整幢楼内的寝室群。wèi xué xí huò gōng zuò xū yào ér shè zhì de jí tǐ zhù sù cháng suǒ kě zhǐ dān gè qǐn shì huò zhěng chuáng lóu nèi de qǐn shì qún

Word origin

宿 (sù, "to lodge") + 舍 (shè, "dwelling") join a lodging purpose with a dwelling, linking the word to a place where people stay together.

Usage tips

  • A resident does not have to be a student for this word to apply, since organized housing for workers and other groups fits the same category.

Other meanings

  • lodgingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 宿舍管理员sù shè guán lǐ yuándorm managernoun
  • 宿舍制度sù shè zhì dùdormitory systemnoun

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