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中途宿舍

zung1 tou4 suk1 se3

half-way houses

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

中途宿舍

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Oct 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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中 zung1 zung3 zhong1 zhong4 - middle, central
途 tou4 tu2 - [n] way; road; path
宿 suk1 sau3 su4 {xiu4} {xiu3} | xiu4 {su4} - [1] [v] lodge; stay overnight; sojourn [2] lon
舍 se3 se2 she4 shi4 {she3 she4} - house; dwelling; halt; stop

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