拼房

pīnfáng

verb

Meanings

1 to share a hotel room (with someone) to split costs
2 to room together to save money

Characters

to put together / pool

Examples

HSK 4

出差时她常和同事拼房。

Chūchāi shí tā cháng hé tóngshì pīnfáng.

On business trips she often shares a room with a colleague to save money.

HSK 4

为了省钱，他们决定拼房。

Wèile shěngqián, tāmen juédìng pīnfáng.

To save money, they decided to share a room.

Tips

usage

Part of a productive 拼- (pīn-, 'pool together') family of cost-sharing verbs: 拼车 (carpool), 拼餐 (share a meal), 拼单 (group order). Once you spot 拼-, the meaning 'team up to split costs' is reliable.

Stroke Order

拼 pīn

房 fáng