Chinese word

房客

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng kè

Meaning

  • nountenant

Example

房客已经搬进来了。fáng kè yǐ jīng bān jìn lái le

The tenant has already moved in.

Illustration for 房客 (tenant)

More examples

房客决定明年续租。fáng kè jué dìng míng nián xù zū

The tenant has decided to renew the lease next year.

Core concept

A person who makes a rented room or house a home.

Common phrases

  • 联系房客lián xì fáng kè

    contact the tenant

  • 房客续租fáng kè xù zū

    tenant renews the lease

  • 房客搬走fáng kè bān zǒu

    tenant moves out

Similar words

租客zū kè: A person who pays to rent and live in a house or room.
租户zū hù: The party renting a home or property under a rental agreement.
承租人chéng zū rén: The formal legal name for the party who rents a property.

Definition in Chinese

租住在房屋内并以该房屋为居所的人。zū zhù zài fáng wū nèi bìng yǐ gāi fáng wū wèi jū suǒ de rén

Word origin

房 (fáng, "room or house") + 客 (kè, "guest") forms a word for a guest who stays in a home as a resident rather than a brief visitor.

Usage tips

  • In everyday housing talk, this word points to someone living in rented residential space, not someone renting only an office or shop.

Other meanings

  • lodgernoun

Opposites

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