Usage note
入住表示住进某个地方。
rù zhù biǎo shì zhù jìn mǒu gè dì fāng。
Check in means to move into or stay in a place.
Context note
入住常用于酒店、医院和搬家。
rù zhù cháng yòng yú jiǔ diàn 、 yī yuàn hé bān jiā。
Check in often appears with hotels, hospitals, and moving.
5 examples
我们今天入住酒店。
wǒ men jīn tiān rù zhù jiǔ diàn。
We check into the hotel today.
请先办理入住。
qǐng xiān bàn lǐ rù zhù。
Please check in first.
他已经入住医院。
tā yǐ jīng rù zhù yī yuàn。
He has already been admitted to the hospital.
入住以后要安静。
rù zhù yǐ hòu yào ān jìng。
After checking in, you should be quiet.
这家酒店可以马上入住。
zhè jiā jiǔ diàn kě yǐ mǎ shàng rù zhù。
This hotel can be checked into right away.
5 mini stories
晚上我们入住了新酒店。
wǎn shàng wǒ men rù zhù le xīn jiǔ diàn。
At night we checked into the new hotel.
他因为生病而入住医院。
tā yīn wéi shēng bìng ér rù zhù yī yuàn。
He checked into the hospital because he was ill.
全家搬来以后就入住新房。
quán jiā bān lái yǐ hòu jiù rù zhù xīn fáng。
After the whole family moved, they checked into the new house.
前台帮我们办理了入住。
qián tái bāng wǒ men bàn lǐ le rù zhù。
The front desk helped us with check-in.
入住后，我们先休息了一会儿。
rù zhù hòu， wǒ men xiān xiū xi le yí huì er。
After checking in, we rested for a while.
Mini dialogue
酒店入住
A
你好，我们要办理入住。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒmen yào bànlǐ rù zhù.
Hello, we would like to check in.
B
好的，请给我看一下预订信息。
Hǎo de, qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yīxià yùdìng xìnxī.
Sure, please show me the booking information.
新家
A
你们什么时候入住新家？
Nǐmen shénme shíhou rù zhù xīn jiā?
When are you moving into your new home?
B
我们下个周末入住。
Wǒmen xià gè zhōumò rù zhù.
We are moving in next weekend.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
退房
tuìfáng
check out
入住 means check in, 退房 means check out of a hotel.
similar
住下
zhùxià
settle in
住下 is a casual way to say staying somewhere, while 入住 is more formal.