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食宿 (shí sù) — board and lodging; room and board

Definition

食宿 covers BOTH food and a place to sleep together as one bundled service (e.g. from a hotel, school, or tour). 伙食 is just the meals side; 宿舍 is only the building where you sleep.

noun
board and lodgingroom and board
Easily confused

Examples

  • 食宿。
    Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn tí gōng miǎn fèi shí sù.
    This hotel offers free board and lodging.
  • 食宿，。
    Lǚ xíng tuán bāo shí sù, dàn bù bāo jiāo tōng fèi.
    The tour group covers board and lodging, but not transportation costs.
  • 食宿。
    Zhè suǒ dà xué wèi liú xué shēng ān pái shí sù.
    This university arranges board and lodging for international students.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

食shífood
宿sùlodging

Food and lodging together mean board and room.

Characters in this word

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

  • 亼亼jímouth
  • 皀皀jía bowl of rice on a stand

The form behind 食 shows 亼, a mouth, together with 皀, a bowl of rice on a stand. In modern 食, the bowl part has changed shape.

Open 食 →

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

  • 人人rénperson
  • 囗囗wéibamboo mat

The shape comes from an old drawing of 人, a person, resting on a mat.

Open 宿 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9AccommodationFood (General)

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