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旅社

Mandarin · pinyin lǚ shè

hotel
hostel

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旅: lǚ · trip, journey; travel; traveler; hexagram ䷷
社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society

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3–4 · lu:3 she4

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noun

hotel; hostel; inn
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 旅行社 (lǚxíngshè, “travel agency”)

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