Chinese word

合租

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé zū

Meaning

  • verbshare an apartment

Example

他们和朋友合租了一套公寓。tā men hé péng yǒu hé zū le yí tào gōng yù

They rented an apartment with their friends.

Illustration for 合租 (share an apartment)

More examples

为了省钱，他决定和一个陌生人合租。wèi le shěng qián tā jué dìng hé yí gè mò shēng rén hé zū

To save money, he decided to share an apartment with a stranger.

Core concept

A home becomes a shared financial and living arrangement: several people rent it together and split its ongoing costs.

Common phrases

  • 和朋友合租hé péng yǒu hé zū

    share an apartment with friends

  • 合租公寓hé zū gōng yù

    share an apartment

  • 与同事合租yǔ tóng shì hé zū

    share an apartment with coworkers

Similar words

拼房pīn fáng: Share a rented room or sleeping space with another person.
拼租pīn zū: Jointly rent one home with other people and split its rent.
合住hé zhù: Stay in the same house or apartment as other people.

Definition in Chinese

与他人共同租赁住房并分摊生活开支的行为或状态，既可短期亦可长期实行。yǔ tā rén gòng tóng zū lìn zhù fáng bìng fēn tān shēng huó kāi zhī de xíng wéi huò zhuàng tài jì kě duǎn qī yì kě cháng qī shí xíng

Word origin

合租 (hézū, "share a rental") joins 合 (hé, "together") with 租 (zū, "rent"), making the shared part apply to the rental rather than merely to physical space.

Usage tips

  • The word signals more than staying with someone as a guest, because it points to a rental relationship and shared responsibility for the household.

Other meanings

  • rent togetherverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 合租房hé zū fángshared apartmentnoun
  • 合租者hé zū zhěco-renternoun

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