Chinese word

业主

Pronunciation

Pinyinyè zhǔ

Meaning

  • nounowner

Example

这套房子的业主刚刚签了合同。zhè tào fáng zi de yè zhǔ gāng gāng qiān le hé tóng

The owner of this house just signed the contract.

Illustration for 业主 (owner)

More examples

楼下的业主正在和物业沟通停车问题。lóu xià de yè zhǔ zhèng zài hé wù yè gōu tōng tíng chē wèn tí

The owner downstairs is talking to the property management company about parking.

Core concept

A property-owning member of a residential building, with a stake in decisions about its shared spaces and services.

Common phrases

  • 业主委员会yè zhǔ wěi yuán huì

    owners' committee

  • 业主缴纳物业费yè zhǔ jiǎo nà wù yè fèi

    owner pays property management fees

  • 二手房业主èr shǒu fáng yè zhǔ

    owner of a secondhand home

Similar words

房主fáng zhǔ: The person who owns a house or a room.
房东fáng dōng: A person who rents out a property and receives rent from the people living there.
住户zhù hù: Someone who lives in a house or room.
所有者suó yóu zhě: A broad term for the owner of a thing, piece of land, or property.

Definition in Chinese

在住宅小区或楼宇中，对所属单元享有所有权并在业主大会、物业事务中拥有权利和义务的人。zài zhù zhái xiǎo qū huò lóu yǔ zhōng duì suó shǔ dān yuán xiáng yǒu suó yǒu quán bìng zài yè zhǔ dà huì wù yè shì wù zhōng yōng yǒu quán lì hé yì wù de rén

Word origin

业 (yè, "property or business") refers to an undertaking or estate, while 主 (zhǔ, "master or person in charge") marks the person who controls it, giving the compound its property-owner sense.

Usage tips

  • In housing conversations, 业主 (yèzhǔ, "property owner") is especially useful when notices involve building fees, repairs, or shared facilities rather than the private home alone.

Other meanings

  • homeownernoun
  • landlordnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 业主大会yè zhǔ dà huìowners' assemblynoun
  • 业主委员会yè zhǔ wěi yuán huìowners' committeenoun

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