住宿 (zhù sù) — to stay (overnight), to lodge

Definition

住宿 covers both the act of staying overnight and the place you stay. 入住 is specifically checking in (hotels/moving in); 停留 means stopping briefly without overnighting.

verb
to stay (overnight)to lodge

Examples

  • 住宿
    Wǒ men zài zhè jiā jiǔ diàn zhù sù le sān wǎn.
    We stayed at this hotel for three nights.
  • 住宿
    Tā chū chāi shí zài gōng sī fù jìn de lǚ guǎn zhù sù.
    He stays at a hotel near the company when on business trips.
  • 住宿
    Qǐng wèn zhè lǐ kě yǐ zhù sù ma?
    Excuse me, can we stay here?

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