Chinese word

退房

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì fáng

Meaning

  • verbcheck out

Example

我明天中午要退房。wǒ míng tiān zhōng wǔ yào tuì fáng

I need to check out at noon tomorrow.

Illustration for 退房 (check out)

More examples

我已经在前台退房并交回房卡。wǒ yǐ jīng zài qián tái tuì fáng bìng jiāo huí fáng kǎ

I have already checked out at the front desk and returned the room key.

Core concept

A hotel stay reaches its formal endpoint when the guest leaves the room and gives it back to the hotel.

Common phrases

  • 办理退房bàn lǐ tuì fáng

    complete check-out

  • 在前台退房zài qián tái tuì fáng

    check out at the front desk

  • 提前退房tí qián tuì fáng

    check out early

Similar words

结账jié zhàng: Settling a bill so that payment for a purchase or stay is complete.
入住rù zhù: Checking into a hotel by arriving and beginning to use the assigned room.
退租tuì zū: Giving up a rented property and ending its rental agreement.

Definition in Chinese

结束住宿，搬出房间并在前台办理结账离开，通常包括退还钥匙和清点物品。jié shù zhù sù bān chū fáng jiān bìng zài qián tái bàn lǐ jié zhàng lí kāi tōng cháng bāo kuò tuì huán yào shi hé qīng diǎn wù pǐn

Word origin

退房 (tuìfáng, "check out") combines 退 (tuì, "leave or return") with 房 (fáng, "room"), creating the image of leaving a room and returning it at the end of a stay.

Usage tips

  • In everyday hotel talk, the subject is often omitted when the guest is obvious, so a short verb phrase can state the planned departure without naming the guest.

Opposites

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