suk1 jing4宿營宿营
Jyutpingsuk1 jing4
Yalesūk yìhng
Definition
To go camping at a campsite with indoor accommodation provided, engaging in outdoor group activities.
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How it's used
Unlike the English word camping which often implies sleeping in tents, 宿營 specifically refers to staying in established campsite facilities like dormitories or cabins. It is almost exclusively used for organized group activities such as school retreats, church camps, or corporate team-building events. If you are planning to sleep in a tent in the wild, you would use 露營 instead.
Examples
The company is organizing a camping trip next month, are you going?
Our whole class went camping for two days.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 露營, which implies sleeping in a tent outdoors. Using 宿營 for a tent-based trip sounds unnatural because it implies the use of provided indoor lodging.
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