露宿
lù sù
Pinyin

Definition

露宿
 - 
lù sù
  1. to sleep outdoors
  2. to spend the night in the open

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宿命
sù mìng
  1. 1 predestination
  2. 2 karma
宿舍
sù shè
  1. 1 dormitory
  2. 2 dorm room
  3. 3 living quarters
  4. 4 hostel
  5. 5 CL:間|间[jiān]
透露
tòu lù
  1. 1 to leak out
  2. 2 to divulge
  3. 3 to reveal
露
Lù
  1. 1 surname Lu
宿
sù
  1. 1 old variant of 宿[sù]
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
初露
chū lù
  1. 1 first sign (of budding talent)
吐露
tǔ lù
  1. 1 to tell
  2. 2 to disclose
  3. 3 to reveal
外露
wài lù
  1. 1 exposed
  2. 2 appearing on the outside
宿舍楼
sù shè lóu
  1. 1 dormitory building
  2. 2 CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
宿迁
Sù qiān
  1. 1 Suqian prefecture level city in Jiangsu
宿醉
sù zuì
  1. 1 hangover
寄宿
jì sù
  1. 1 to stay
  2. 2 to lodge
  3. 3 to board
展露
zhǎn lù
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to reveal
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
披露
pī lù
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
  4. 4 to announce
揭露
jiē lù
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to unmask
  3. 3 to ferret out
  4. 4 to disclose
  5. 5 disclosure
暴露
bào lù
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to reveal
  3. 3 to lay bare
  4. 4 also pr. [pù lù]
松露
sōng lù
  1. 1 truffle

Idioms (20)

不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  2. 2 first sign of emerging talent
  3. 3 budding genius
危如朝露
wēi rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
  1. 1 to stay out all night (idiom)
天机不可泄露
tiān jī bù kě xiè lù
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
崭露头角
zhǎn lù tóu jiǎo
  1. 1 to reveal outstanding talent (idiom); to stand out as conspicuously brilliant
朝露暮霭
zhāo lù mù ǎi
  1. 1 morning dew, evening mist (idiom); ephemeral
  2. 2 impermanent
朝露溘至
zhāo lù kè zhì
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
泄露天机
xiè lù tiān jī
  1. 1 to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
  2. 2 to let the cat out of the bag
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
  1. 1 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
溘先朝露
kè xiān zhāo lù
  1. 1 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
真人不露相
zhēn rén bù lòu xiàng
  1. 1 the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
真相毕露
zhēn xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 real face fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth

Sample Sentences

那怎么办啊？太阳快下山了，看来今晚我们又要露宿野外了。哎哟！
nà zěnme bàn a ？tàiyáng kuài xiàshān le ，kànlai jīnwǎn wǒmen yòu yào lùsù yěwài le 。āiyōu ！
The sun is about to set. It looks like we'll have to sleep in the open outdoors again tonight. Agh!
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