民宿 mínsù property rented via Airbnb or similar platform
(orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension
How to remember 民宿: 民 citizens + 宿 to stop = property rented via Airbnb or similar platform.
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How it is used
- A guesthouse/homestay/B&B - 预订民宿 (yùdìng mínsù) book a homestay, 乡村民宿 (xiāngcūn mínsù) a countryside guesthouse.
- A borrowing from Japanese; refers to a family-run lodging or an Airbnb-style rental, cozier than a hotel.
- Modern travel term; contrast 酒店 (jiǔdiàn, hotel) and 旅馆 (lǚguǎn, inn).