寄宿 meaning in English

jìsù

to stay; to lodge; to board

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Meaning of 寄宿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìsù
  1. to stay; to lodge; to board

寄宿 in example sentences

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

汤tāng姆mǔ把bǎ他tā的de两liǎng个gè儿ér子zi都dōu送sòng到dào了le寄jì宿sù学xué校xiào。
Tom sent both of his sons to a boarding school.

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寄 jì · to entrust · 11 strokes

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宿 sù · to stop · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 寄宿.

宿舍sùshèdormitory; dorm room
住宿zhùsùto stay at; lodging
归宿guīsùplace to return to; home
寄托jìtuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
食宿shísùboard and lodging; room and board
风餐露宿fēngcān-lùsùlit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
寄生虫jìshēngchóngparasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
宿命sùmìngpredestination; karma
宿醉sùzuìhangover
寄养jìyǎngto place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc); to foster
寄出jìchūto mail; to send by post
宿主sùzhǔ(biology) host

Questions about 寄宿

What does 寄宿 mean?

寄宿 (jìsù) means "to stay; to lodge; to board".

How do you write 寄宿?

寄宿 is made of 2 characters: 寄 (11 strokes), 宿 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.