舍 (shè): house; dwelling

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HSK 5noun; verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: house; dwelling
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun; verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 8
Radical: 舌
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

shè

house
dwelling
to reside
to lodge

shě

to give up
to abandon
to sacrifice
to spare
to exempt

Chinese explanation

指房屋、住所，是人居住的地方
也可指称与自己有关系的、用于居住的建筑物，如宿舍、校舍等。

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Example sentences

His family has an old house at the east end of the village, with grey bricks and tiles, and a jujube tree in the yard that is already a hundred years old.

We walked along the mountain path for two hours and finally saw a thatched cottage, so we went up and knocked on the door to ask for a drink of water.

Although this ancient dwelling is simple, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, and very comfortable to live in.

During the war, many ordinary people were forced to leave their country homes and flee to the mountains for refuge.

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