宾馆 (bīnguǎn) · hotel

宾馆 (bīnguǎn) means “hotel; guesthouse”. It is written with 2 characters: 宾 (guest) + 馆 (public building). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 宾馆 is built

The characters

宾 bīn · guest

What 宾 is made of

宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
兵bīng — soldier
- 丘qiū — mound
  - 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight

馆 guǎn · public building

What 馆 is made of

饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
官guān — official
- 宀 — roof
  - 丶 — dot
  - 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
  - 己jǐ — self

Origin hint: A public 官 building where food 饣 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我住在火车站旁边的宾馆。Wǒ zhù zài huǒchēzhàn pángbiān de bīnguǎn.I'm staying at the hotel next to the train station.

这家宾馆贵吗？Zhè jiā bīnguǎn guì ma?Is this hotel expensive?

Questions about 宾馆

What does 宾馆 mean?

宾馆 (bīnguǎn) means “hotel; guesthouse”.

How do you pronounce 宾馆?

宾馆 is pronounced bīnguǎn.

Which HSK level is 宾馆?

宾馆 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 2.

Related words

Learn 宾馆 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 2 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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