Chinese word

退房手续

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì fáng shǒu xù

Meaning

  • nouncheckout process

Example

我们明天中午要办理退房手续。wǒ men míng tiān zhōng wǔ yào bàn lǐ tuì fáng shǒu xù

We need to complete the checkout process at noon tomorrow.

Illustration for 退房手续 (checkout process)

More examples

我已经完成了退房手续，可以出发了。wǒ yǐ jīng wán chéng le tuì fáng shǒu xù ké yǐ chū fā le

I have already completed the checkout process, so I can leave.

Core concept

The administrative wrap-up that turns a room departure into a finished stay.

Common phrases

  • 完成退房手续wán chéng tuì fáng shǒu xù

    complete the checkout process

  • 去前台办理退房手续qù qián tái bàn lǐ tuì fáng shǒu xù

    go to the front desk to complete the checkout process

  • 办理退房手续并结清账单bàn lǐ tuì fáng shǒu xù bìng jié qīng zhàng dān

    complete the checkout process and settle the bill

Similar words

退房tuì fáng: The event of leaving a hotel room when a stay ends.
结账jié zhàng: The settlement of an amount owed after using goods or services.
入住手续rù zhù shǒu xù: The required procedure for checking into a place to stay and beginning room use.

Definition in Chinese

住店或短租处离开时，为结束住宿并处理相关事务而进行的程序，常含结算房费、交还房门钥匙并完成登记或签字等步骤。zhù diàn huò duǎn zū chù lí kāi shí wèi jié shù zhù sù bìng chú lǐ xiāng guān shì wù ér jìn xíng de chéng xù cháng hán jié suàn fáng fèi jiāo huán fáng mén yào shi bìng wán chéng dēng jì huò qiān zì děng bù zhòu

Word origin

In 退房手续 (tuìfángshǒuxù, "checkout process"), 退 (tuì, "withdraw") + 房 (fáng, "room") names leaving a room, while 手续 (shǒuxù, "formalities") names the required procedure.

Usage tips

  • At a hotel, the process can include settling charges before the room is released, so a question about its timing may concern both payment and the handover.

Other meanings

  • settlement procedurenoun
  • accommodation settlementnoun

Opposites

  • 入住手续rù zhù shǒu xùcheck-in processnoun

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