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旅社 (lǚ shè) — hotel; hostel

Definition

noun
hotelhostel
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 旅社。
    Wǒ men zài zhè jiā lǚ shè zhù le sān tiān.
    We stayed at this hotel for three days.
  • 旅社。
    Zhè jiā lǚ shè de jià gé hěn hé lǐ.
    This hotel's price is very reasonable.
  • 旅社。
    Tā tuī jiàn le yì jiā kào jìn chē zhàn de lǚ shè.
    He recommended a hotel near the station.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

旅lǚtravel
社shèestablishment

旅 travel and 社 establishment combine to name a lodging place for travelers.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

旅 combines 㫃, a flag, and 从, two people, to show troops or a brigade.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

社 joins 示 (god; deity) and 土 (soil), so its shape is about the god of the land.

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