宿舍 meaning in English

sùshè

dormitory; dorm room

HSK 5noun19 strokes

Meaning of 宿舍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùshè

dormitory
dorm room
living quarters
hostel

Measure word: 間|间

How to use 宿舍

宿舍 is the everyday word for a school or company dormitory, and it can mean the whole building or a single dorm room. Example: 我住在学校宿舍。(Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.) I live in the school dorm.

Both characters are about places to stay. 宿 (sù) has the roof 宀 on top, so it means to stay overnight under a roof, and 舍 (shè) means a house or lodging, so 宿舍 is a building where you stay the night.

Common mistake: 舍 has two readings. It is shè in 宿舍 but shě in 舍不得 (shěbude) and 舍得 (shěde), so learners often say sùshě by mistake. Also keep 宿 as sù here, and do not write 宀 on top of 舍.

宿舍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā一yī放fàng学xué就jiù回huí宿sù舍shè了le。

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

你nǐ很hěn快kuài会huì适shì应yìng在zài宿sù舍shè的de生shēng活huó的de。

You'll get used to the dorm life pretty quickly.

我wǒ把bǎ笔bǐ记jì放fàng在zài宿sù舍shè了le，现xiàn在zài回huí去qù拿ná。

I left the notes in the dormitory. I'll go back and get them now.

她tā当dāng时shí很hěn伤shāng心xīn，在zài宿sù舍shè哭kū了le整zhěng整zhěng一yī天tiān。

She was really upset at the time. She cried in the dorm the entire day.

明míng天tiān晚wǎn上shàng我wǒ们men都dōu去qù宿sù舍shè玩wán儿ér，你nǐ能néng不bù能néng去qù？

We will all be playing in the dormitory tomorrow night, can you come?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

宿 sù · to stop · 11 strokes

舍 shě · house · 8 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 宿舍.

舍不得	shěbude	to hate to do sth; to hate to part with
舍得	shěde	to be willing to part with sth
住宿	zhùsù	to stay at; lodging
归宿	guīsù	place to return to; home
食宿	shísù	board and lodging; room and board
风餐露宿	fēngcān-lùsù	lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
恋恋不舍	liànliàn-bùshě	reluctant to part
依依不舍	yīyī-bùshě	reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
寄宿	jìsù	to stay; to lodge; to board
舍弃	shěqì	to give up; to abandon
施舍	shīshě	to give in charity; to give alms (to the poor)
宿命	sùmìng	predestination; karma

Questions about 宿舍

What does 宿舍 mean?

宿舍 (sùshè) means "dormitory; dorm room" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 宿舍?

宿舍 is made of 2 characters: 宿 (11 strokes), 舍 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 宿舍 an HSK word?

Yes. 宿舍 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the measure word for 宿舍?

Use 间 (jiān) for a dorm room, as in 一间宿舍 (yì jiān sùshè). For a whole dormitory building, use 栋 (dòng) or 座 (zuò).

How do I say roommate or dorm building in Chinese?

A dorm roommate is 室友 (shìyǒu) or 舍友 (shèyǒu). A dorm building is 宿舍楼 (sùshèlóu).