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寄宿

jì sù · ji su

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Meaning

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  1. to stay; to lodge; to board
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The host family

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)寄宿(jìsù)在(zài)一个(yīgè)中国(zhōngguó)家庭(jiātíng)里(lǐ)。

    I'm now staying with a Chinese family.

  2. Dengdeng

    寄宿(jìsù)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    What is life like with the host family?

  3. Leon

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)，阿姨(āyí)每天(měitiān)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    Very good. The auntie cooks every day.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)帮忙(bāngmáng)吗(ma)？

    Do you help?

  5. Leon

    我(wǒ)洗碗(xǐwǎn)，可是(kěshì)昨天(zuótiān)打破(dǎpò)了(le)三个(sāngè)碗(wǎn)。

    I wash the dishes, but yesterday I broke three bowls.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)阿姨(āyí)还(hái)让(ràng)你(nǐ)寄宿(jìsù)吗(ma)？

    Does the auntie still let you stay?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)外(wài)地(dì)寄(jì)宿(sù)在(zài)亲(qīn)戚(qi)家(jiā)里(lǐ)。

She is lodging with relatives in another city.

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