How to say “hotel” in Chinese
hotel
“Hotel” in Chinese is 宾馆, bīn guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
宾馆 is read bīn guǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”, as in 客; below, 兵 bīng hints at the sound.
On the left, 饣 “food”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “宾馆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 宾馆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 司机把我们送到了宾馆sījībǎwǒmensòngdàolebīnguǎnThe driver took us to the hotel.
- 这家宾馆提供早餐吗？zhèjiābīnguǎntígōngzǎocānmaDoes this hotel serve breakfast?
- 外国人住宾馆要用护照登记wàiguórénzhùbīnguǎnyàoyònghùzhàodēngjìForeigners register with their passport when checking into a hotel.
- 他们把行李运到了宾馆tāmenbǎxíngliyùndàolebīnguǎnThey took the luggage to the hotel.
- 宾馆距车站三公里bīnguǎnjùchēzhànsāngōnglǐThe hotel is three kilometers from the station.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hotel” in Chinese?
“Hotel” in Chinese is 宾馆, pinyin bīnguǎn.
What does 宾馆 mean?
宾馆 (bīnguǎn) means “hotel”.
How do you write 宾馆?
宾馆 is 2 characters: 宾 (bīn) — guest; 馆 (guǎn) — establishment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 宾馆?
宾馆 is read bīnguǎn. Tones: bīn — first tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hotel” in the lesson “Ready to go”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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