Chinese Conversation · Level 39
90 words
Chinese word
出租
Pronunciation
Pinyinchū zū
Meaning
- verbrent out
Example
这间公寓现在可以出租。zhè jiān gōng yù xiàn zài ké yǐ chū zū
This apartment can be rented out now.
More examples
小王把空房间出租给了两位同学。xiǎo wáng bǎ kòng fáng jiān chū zū gěi le liǎng wèi tóng xué
Wang rented the empty room out to two classmates.
Core concept
A possession is put on offer so another person can use it under agreed payment terms.
Common phrases
出租房间chū zū fáng jiān
rent out a room
把公寓出租bǎ gōng yù chū zū
rent out an apartment
Similar words
租zū: Using a place or item temporarily after paying its owner.
借jiè: Using something received from another person while agreeing to give it back.
出借chū jiè: Letting another person use money or goods temporarily.
租赁zū lìn: Renting out property or goods for a fixed term through a formal paid agreement.
Definition in Chinese
将自己所有的房屋或物品以约定条件交给别人使用并收取租金。jiāng zì jǐ suó yǒu de fáng wū huò wù pǐn yǐ yuē dìng tiáo jiàn jiāo gěi bié rén shǐ yòng bìng shōu qǔ zū jīn
Word origin
The compound joins 出 (chū, "out") and 租 (zū, "rent"), linking the act of putting something out with the established idea of paid use.
Usage tips
- In housing talk, 出租 (chūzū, "rent out") usually describes the landlord's action or a property's availability, not a tenant's search for a home, so English rent needs careful role matching.