住店 (zhù diàn) — to lodge in an inn or hotel

Definition

住店 is a verb-object phrase meaning 'to stay at a hotel or inn.' It pairs with 住 (stay) and a lodging place; contrast with 住宿, which is more formal and general (any overnight stay, including at someone's home or a dorm).

verb
to lodge in an inn or hotel

Examples

  • 住店。
    Wǒ men dǎ suàn zài zhè jiā zhù diàn.
    We plan to stay at this hotel.
  • 。
    Tā zhù le liǎng tiān diàn jiù lí kāi le.
    He stayed at the hotel for two days and then left.
  • 住店。
    Nǐ men zhù diàn de shí hou yào zhù yì ān quán.
    When you stay at a hotel, you should pay attention to safety.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

住zhùstay
店diàninn

住 means to stay and 店 means an inn or hotel, so together they mean to lodge in a hotel.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ住zhù
Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn店diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

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