How to say “hotel” in Chinese

酒店
jiǔdiàn

hotel

noun · HSK 2 · topic “Things, colors, food”

“Hotel” in Chinese is 酒店, jiǔ diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

酒店 is read jiǔ diàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
diàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

酒
jiǔ — wine, alcohol

On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, a jug.

店
diàn — shop, store

On top, 广 “shelter”.

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 “酒店”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 酒店. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 酒店的早餐七点开始。jiǔdiàndezǎocānqīdiǎnkāishǐBreakfast at the hotel starts at seven.
  • 我已经在网上预订了酒店wǒyǐjīngzàiwǎngshangyùdìnglejiǔdiànI've already booked a hotel online.
  • 这家酒店的服务很周到zhèjiājiǔdiàndefúwùhěnzhōudàoThe service at this hotel is very attentive.
  • 这家酒店的服务是一流的。zhèjiājiǔdiàndefúwùshìyīliúdeThe service at this hotel is first-class.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “hotel” in Chinese?

“Hotel” in Chinese is 酒店, pinyin jiǔdiàn.

What does 酒店 mean?

酒店 (jiǔdiàn) means “hotel”.

How do you write 酒店?

酒店 is 2 characters: 酒 (jiǔ) — wine, alcohol; 店 (diàn) — shop, store. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 酒店?

酒店 is read jiǔdiàn. Tones: jiǔ — third tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“hotel” in the lesson “How people cook and eat”

This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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