旅馆

lǔguǎn · HSK 3

hotel

旅馆 — hotel

🏨 旅馆 = 旅 (travel) + 馆 (establishment/hall) — a travel-hall = inn

旅 means travel or journey; 馆 is a public building like a hall, restaurant, or embassy. Stack them and you get the building where travellers stay — an inn or guesthouse. Same 馆 shows up in 餐馆 (restaurant) and 大使馆 (embassy).

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