How to say “hotel” in Chinese
hotel (small), inn
“Hotel” in Chinese is 旅馆, lǚ guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
旅馆 is read lǚ guǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
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 “旅馆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 旅馆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们住在一家小旅馆里。wǒmenzhùzàiyìjiāxiǎolǚguǎnliWe're staying at a small hotel.
- 这家旅馆既干净又便宜。zhèjiālǚguǎnjìgānjìngyòupiányiThis hotel is both clean and inexpensive.
- 你住这家旅馆？我也是！nǐzhùzhèjiālǚguǎn,wǒyěshìYou're staying at this hotel? Me too!
- 机票和旅馆我都提前订好了jīpiàohélǚguǎnwǒdōutíqiándìnghǎoleI booked both the plane tickets and the hotel in advance.
More words from the lesson “At the hotel”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hotel” in Chinese?
“Hotel” in Chinese is 旅馆, pinyin lǚguǎn.
What does 旅馆 mean?
旅馆 (lǚguǎn) means “hotel (small), inn”.
How do you write 旅馆?
旅馆 is 2 characters: 旅 (lǚ) — travel, journey; 馆 (guǎn) — establishment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 旅馆?
旅馆 is read lǚguǎn. Tones: lǚ — third tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hotel” in the lesson “At the hotel”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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