makeshift dormitory; rough communal lodging
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a makeshift communal lodging and eating place for single laborers or peddlers
archaicUsed in historical context, often implying rough living conditions.
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
xǔ许
duō多
mǎ码
tóu头
gōng工
rén人
jiù就
zhù住
zài在
guō锅
huo伙
lǐ里
。
During the Republican era, many dockworkers lived in makeshift dormitories.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
xiǎo小
fàn贩
，
méi没
qián钱
zū租
fáng房
zi子
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
zhù住
guō锅
huo伙
。
He was a peddler with no money to rent a place, so he had to stay in a rough communal lodging.
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Nà那
shí时
de的
guō锅
huo伙
tiáo条
jiàn件
hěn很
chà差
，
shí十
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
shuì睡
yī一
gè个
dà大
tōng通
pù铺
。
The conditions in those lodgings back then were terrible, with a dozen people sleeping on one big bed.