宿舍 (sùshè) — dormitory

宿舍 (sùshè)

宿舍 means dormitory, referring to shared living quarters at a school, university, or workplace. It is the standard word for student dorms in Chinese universities, where students commonly share rooms with several roommates.

Meanings

1. [noun] Dormitory; student dorm; staff quarters.

Example Sentences

我住在学校的宿舍里。 Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào de sùshè lǐ. I live in the school dormitory.

宿舍晚上十一点关门。 Sùshè wǎnshang shíyī diǎn guānmén. The dormitory closes at 11 pm.

我的宿舍有四个人。 Wǒ de sùshè yǒu sì gè rén. My dorm room has four people.

宿舍离图书馆很近。 Sùshè lí túshūguǎn hěn jìn. The dormitory is very close to the library.

Collocations

Memory Hook

宿 means to lodge or spend the night (it contains a person resting under a roof), and 舍 means a house or hut. A 宿舍 is literally a lodging hut, a simple place to sleep night after night.