Chinese word

房东

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng dōng

Meaning

  • nounlandlord

Example

我昨天和房东签了合同。wǒ zuó tiān hé fáng dōng qiān le hé tóng

I signed a contract with my landlord yesterday.

Illustration for 房东 (landlord)

More examples

每个月我都按时向房东交房租。měi gè yuè wǒ dōu àn shí xiàng fáng dōng jiāo fáng zū

I pay rent to my landlord on time every month.

Core concept

The person or household on the property-owning side of a paid rental arrangement.

Common phrases

  • 向房东交房租xiàng fáng dōng jiāo fáng zū

    pay rent to landlord

  • 和房东商量hé fáng dōng shāng liáng

    discuss with landlord

  • 联系房东lián xì fáng dōng

    contact landlord

Similar words

房主fáng zhǔ: The person who owns a house or room.

Definition in Chinese

将自己拥有的住房租给他人居住并按约收取租金的个人或家庭。jiāng zì jǐ yōng yǒu de zhù fáng zū gěi tā rén jū zhù bìng àn yuē shōu qǔ zū jīn de gè rén huò jiā tíng

Word origin

房东 (fángdōng, "landlord") combines 房 (fáng, "house") with 东 (dōng, "host or master"), so it presents the rental property as being under its host's authority.

Usage tips

  • 房东 (fángdōng, "landlord") has no gender marking, so the word applies equally to a woman or a man without a separate feminine form.

Other meanings

  • ownernoun

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