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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

寄宿 [jìsù]
  1. 1. verb [借宿] stay
    昨晚下大雨,我只好寄宿朋友家。
    With the heavy rain last night, I had no choice but to stay over at my friend's house.
  2. 2. verb [住校] board
    我所在的学校是一所寄宿学校。
    The school I attended was a boarding school.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

寄宿 [jìsù]
  1. 1. lodge
    寄宿在朋友家里
    lodge (or put up) at a friend's house
  2. 2. (of students) board

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

寄宿 [jìsù]
  1. 1. 借住
    在办公室寄宿
  2. 2. 学生在学校宿舍住宿。

Examples

昨晚下大雨,我只好寄宿朋友家。
With the heavy rain last night, I had no choice but to stay over at my friend's house.
寄宿
While living in China, I boarded with a family in Beijing.
在中国生活期间,我寄宿在北京的一户人家里。
The child was board out for the summer.
暑假期间,孩子们在外面寄宿
The prisoner had lodged at his house earlier this week.
这个犯人这周早些时候寄宿在他的房子里。
The widow lodged in Benjamin's house with her children.
这个寡妇和她的孩子寄宿在本杰明家里。

Word Decomposition


[jì]
+ 宿
[sù]

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