三宿

sānxiǔ

measure word

Meanings

1 three nights
2 (classical) a stretch of three nights, used to suggest a lingering stay

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我们在他家住了三宿才告别。

Wǒmen zài tā jiā zhù le sānxiǔ cái gàobié.

We stayed three nights at his home before saying goodbye.

HSK 7-9

僧人不在同一棵桑树下三宿，以免生出依恋。

Sēngrén bù zài tóng yī kē sāngshù xià sānxiǔ, yǐmiǎn shēng chū yīliàn.

A wandering monk does not sleep three nights under the same mulberry tree, for fear of growing attached.

Tips

culture

The Buddhist precept 桑下不三宿 ('do not sleep three nights beneath the same mulberry') comes from the 《四十二章经》 - a reminder for itinerant monks to avoid forming attachments. The 宿 is read xiǔ as a night-counter, not sù.

Stroke Order

三 sān

宿 sù