食宿

shí sù · HSK 7

board and lodging

🍚🛏️ 食宿 = 食 (food) + 宿 (lodging) = board and lodging

食 is to eat or food; 宿 means to stay overnight or lodging. Stick them together and you get the food-plus-bed package: room and board. The shí sù sounds even hint at shed-snooze, a place to eat and sleep.

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