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What does yùdìng (预订) mean when booking a hotel?

Yùdìng (预订) means to reserve or book.

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  1. To check out
  2. To reserve or book ✔
  3. To clean a room

Why: Yù (预) means in advance, and dìng (订) means to book. Say wǒ yùdìng le fángjiān (我预订了房间) for I reserved a room.

Huh, didn't know that: When you leave, tuìfáng (退房) means to check out of a hotel room.

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Answer: To reserve or book. Yù (预) means in advance, and dìng (订) means to book. Say wǒ yùdìng le fángjiān (我预订了房间) for I reserved a room.

  1. MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary: 预订 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E9%A2%84%E8%AE%A2
    to place an order / to book ahead
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary: 退房 www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E9%80%80%E6%88%BF
    to check out of a hotel room
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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