宿舍
sù shè
Pinyin

Definition

宿舍
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sù shè
  1. dormitory
  2. dorm room
  3. living quarters
  4. hostel
  5. CL:間|间[jiān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part with (sth or sb)
  2. 2 unwilling to let go of
sù mìng
  1. 1 predestination
  2. 2 karma
sù shè
  1. 1 dormitory
  2. 2 dorm room
  3. 3 living quarters
  4. 4 hostel
  5. 5 CL:間|间[jiān]
shě
  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give alms
shě de
  1. 1 to be willing to part with sth
宿
  1. 1 old variant of 宿[sù]
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
gē shě
  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to part with
qǔ shě
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to accept or reject
sù shè lóu
  1. 1 dormitory building
  2. 2 CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
sù zuì
  1. 1 hangover
jì sù
  1. 1 to stay
  2. 2 to lodge
  3. 3 to board
liàn liàn bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part
shě mìng
  1. 1 to risk one's life
shě qì
  1. 1 to give up
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to abort
shī shě
  1. 1 to give in charity
  2. 2 to give alms (to the poor)
guī sù
  1. 1 place to return to
  2. 2 home
  3. 3 final destination
  4. 4 ending
shè yǒu
  1. 1 dormitory roommate

Idioms (20)

依依不舍
yī yī bù shě
  1. 1 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě
  1. 1 to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
  2. 2 skinflint
  3. 3 miserly
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为人
shě jǐ wèi rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
  2. 2 altruism
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
  1. 1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless and public spirited
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
  1. 1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. 2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
  2. 2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
舍生忘死
shě shēng wàng sǐ
  1. 1 bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb
  2. 2 undaunted by perils
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
  1. 1 to provide alms and rice (idiom)
求田问舍
qiú tián wèn shè
  1. 1 lit. to be interested exclusively in the acquisition of estate (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have no lofty aspirations in life
胸无宿物
xiōng wú sù wù
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
锲而不舍
qiè ér bù shě
  1. 1 to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
  2. 2 to persevere
  3. 3 unflagging efforts
双宿双飞
shuāng sù shuāng fēi
  1. 1 lit. to rest and fly together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live in each other's pockets
  3. 3 to be inseparable
难分难舍
nán fēn nán shě
  1. 1 loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难舍难分
nán shě nán fēn
  1. 1 loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

Sample Sentences

这里是宿舍。
zhèlǐ shì sùshè 。
This is the dormitory.
哎呦!你高兴的原因怕是因为,再没有人赶你上课,催你交作业,晚归也不怕进不了宿舍门了吧。放了暑假,你就彻底自由了。
āiyōu !nǐ gāoxìng de yuányīn pà shì yīnwèi ,zài méiyǒurén gǎn nǐ shàngkè ,cuī nǐ jiāo zuòyè ,wǎnguī yě bù pà jìn bùliǎo sùshè mén le ba 。fàng le shǔjià ,nǐ jiù chèdǐ zìyóu le 。
Agh! I fear the reason that you're so happy is that no-one will hassle you to go to class anymore or to do your homework. And when you get home you don't have to worry about not getting back into the dorm. During the summer holiday, you're completely free!
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当然听说了,我住宿舍,怎么可能没听到,大家凑在一起就会聊啊。
dāngrán tīngshuō le ,wǒ zhù sùshè ,zěnme kěnéng méi tīng dào ,dàjiā còu zàiyìqǐ jiù huì liáo ā 。
Of course I heard, I live in the dormitory, how could I not hear. It's all anyone talks about when we get together.
宿舍门口那一对对就这样硬生生地被拆散了。我们宿管阿姨比王母娘娘还狠。
sùshè ménkǒu nà yīduìduì jiù zhèyàng yìngshēngshēng de bèi chāisàn le 。wǒmen sùguǎn āyí bǐ WángMǔniángniang hái hěn 。
All the couples at the entrance of the dormitory are being forcibly separated. Our dormitory management is more fierce than the Lady Queen Mother.
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哈哈。对了,小雨怎么还没回来?宿舍大门已经关了。
hāhā 。duìle ,Xiǎoyǔ zěnme hái méi huílai ?sùshè dàmén yǐjīng guān le 。
Haha. Oh right. Why hasn't Xiao Yu not come back yet? The dormitory doors are already closed.
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前面是教学大楼,左边是食堂,右边是宿舍。
qiánmian shì jiàoxuédàlóu ,zuǒbiān shì shítáng ,yòubiān shì sùshè 。
Up ahead is our classroom building. On the left is the cafeteria and on the right is the dormitory.
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昨天踢球把学校员工宿舍一楼的一块玻璃给踢碎了。老师说要我写封致歉信,正式赔礼道歉。我从来没写过,这怎么写呀?
zuótiān tī qiú bǎ xuéxiào yuángōng sùshè yī lóu de yī kuài bōli gěi tī suì le 。lǎoshī shuō yào wǒ xiě fēng zhīqiànxìn ,zhèngshì péilǐ dàoqiàn 。wǒ cónglái méi xiě guo ,zhè zěnme xiě ya ?
When I was playing soccer yesterday, I broke a section of glass in the first floor of the school's staff dormitory. The teacher said I have to write an apology letter to formally apologize. I have never written one before. How do I write it?
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我印象最深的就是占座位。呵呵,我通常起得比较早,几乎每天早上帮宿舍的姐妹们占座位。喜欢的课就占中间的座位,不喜欢的就占后排的。
wǒ yìnxiàng zuìshēn de jiùshì zhàn zuòwèi 。hēhē ,wǒ tōngcháng qǐ de bǐjiào zǎo ,jīhū měitiān zǎoshang bāng sùshè de jiěmèimen zhàn zuòwèi 。xǐhuan de kè jiù zhàn zhōngjiān de zuòwèi ,bù xǐhuan de jiù zhàn hòupái de 。
The most lasting impression I had was getting a seat. Haha. I would often get up early. It seemed like every morning I'd help the girls in my dorm get seats. For the classes I liked the most, I'd get a seat in the middle. I didn't like to get the seats in the back.
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我大学时候第一次住校嘛,八个人一个宿舍,各种的不习惯,又想家,然后就抑郁了。
wǒ dàxué shíhou dì yī cì zhùxiào ma ,bā gè rén yī gè sùshè ,gèzhǒng de bù xíguàn ,yòu xiǎngjiā ,ránhòu jiù yìyù le 。
College was the first time I lived in a dorm. With eight people in one dormitory, there were all kinds of things I wasn't used to. I also missed home, so I got depressed.
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我真正开始喝酒是上大学以后。有时候晚上我们几个哥们儿买几瓶啤酒,就着花生米在宿舍喝。那时候真开心,不像工作以后,经常要为了应酬而喝酒。
wǒ zhēnzhèng kāishǐ hējiǔ shì shàng dàxué yǐhòu 。yǒushíhou wǎnshang wǒmen jǐ ge gēmenr mǎi jǐ píng píjiǔ ,jiùzhe huāshēngmǐ zài sùshè hē 。nà shíhou zhēn kāixīn ,bù xiàng gōngzuò yǐhòu ,jīngcháng yào wèile yìngchou ér hējiǔ 。
I really started to drink alcohol after I started college. Sometimes in the evenings some of us buddies would buy a few bottles of beer along with some peanuts and drink in the dorm. Those times were really happy, not like after I started working, when I often have to drink for the sake of social occasions.
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