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食宿

shísù

food and lodging

An innkeeper hands a traveller a bowl of rice and a key
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Characters in this word

食 shí

Strokes
9
Radical
食 — food
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
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宿 sù

Strokes
11
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 佰 hundred
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 宿

Example phrases

  • 主办方承担参会代表的食宿,但交通费用需由各单位自理。 Zhǔbànfāng chéngdān cānhuì dàibiǎo de shísù, dàn jiāotōng fèiyòng xū yóu gè dānwèi zìlǐ. The organiser covers food and lodging for delegates, but transport costs must be handled by each organisation.
  • 公司为新员工提供免费食宿。 Gōngsī wèi xīn yuángōng tígōng miǎnfèi shísù. The company provides free food and lodging for new employees.
  • 到外地实习时,食宿都由公司负责。 Dào wàidì shíxí shí, shísù dōu yóu gōngsī fùzé. When doing an internship in another city, food and accommodation are arranged by the company.

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