Definition
住店 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to stay at an inn or hotel'. It is a separable verb (离合词), meaning the object 店 can be separated from 住 when you add aspect markers, measure words, or other modifiers. For example, you can say 住了三天店 ('stayed at a hotel for three days') or 住过这家店 ('have stayed at this inn'). The word 店 here refers specifically to a place that provides lodging, not a general shop.
v.o.
to lodge in an inn or hotel
Examples
- 住店。Wǒmen dǎsuàn zài zhè jiā zhù diàn.We plan to stay at this hotel.
- 。Tā zhù le liǎng tiān diàn jiù líkāi le.He stayed at the hotel for two days and then left.
- 住店。Nǐmen zhù diàn de shíhou yào zhùyì ānquán.When you stay at a hotel, you should pay attention to safety.
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