I. Pronunciation: fàn diàn

Second, the basic explanation:

1. [Hotel]: A big hotel with good facilities.

2. [Restaurant]: Restaurant.

Generally, there are two explanations: < 1 > Chinese dictionaries and other Chinese reference books are mostly interpreted as places with large scale and excellent internal facilities that can provide accommodation, and similar names include hotels and restaurants. < 2 > a place where only food and drinks are served. Similar names include restaurants and restaurants. This item mainly explains and expounds the first meaning.

Third, the quotation explanation:

1. Restaurant; restaurant

The fourth and third episodes of Water Margin: "(Li Kui jy) arrived in the fourth row and looked hungry and thirsty. There are mountain roads everywhere, but there are no hotels or restaurants. " Strange situation witnessed in 20 years, Chapter 24: "Because all I have is this sum of money, if I don't take it out, I can't pay back the money owed by the inn and restaurant." Ai Qing's poem "Street": "Tofu shops become hotels, and grocery stores become hotels."

2. Inn; Hotel.

The 17th time in The Scholars: "There was no boat that day, only the right to stay in a hotel." Bing Xin's Our Wife's Living Room: "As soon as the luggage was put in the hotel, I looked everywhere for you." Nowadays, it refers to large-scale and well-equipped hotels. Ba Jin's China People: "Our China writers' delegation met with local overseas Chinese in Xin 'anjiang Hotel.

Fourth, the role of the hotel:

(1) As a special commodity, restaurants attract people to spend more money to enjoy things they can't enjoy at home and elsewhere; By providing high-quality services such as trading places, conference places, accommodation, catering, leisure and entertainment, we can make profits, which will directly contribute to the development of the national economy.

(2) The hotel is a foreign trade operation mode in which commodities are not exported, and its exchange rate is higher than commodity exports to a certain extent. Therefore, hotels are an important industry to earn foreign exchange, which can help the country balance its foreign exchange expenditure.

(3) Hotel industry is a comprehensive service industry, and its vigorous development will inevitably lead to the development of other industries in society, such as construction, furniture, decoration, textile, chemical industry, food processing and other industries. Greatly promoted the activity of the national economy.

(4) Modern hotels must adopt modern scientific equipment and modern scientific management. What has not been realized at home and in this region must be introduced from advanced countries and regions, and other industries can learn, imitate and learn from them, which will inevitably lead other industries to modernization.

Hotel guests come from all over the world, including people from all walks of life, scientists, artists, politicians, entrepreneurs and so on. Their visit can promote scientific and technological exchanges, cultural and artistic exchanges and economic exchanges, and at the same time enhance mutual understanding and friendship among people of all countries.

(6) The development of the hotel industry has expanded the scope of employment and provided a large number of employment opportunities for the unemployed.

There are quite a few hotels in the world. In order to promote sales and facilitate tourists to choose hotels, governments or tourism industry organizations in various countries divide hotels into different grades according to hotel facilities and other conditions.