Chinese word

租借

Pronunciation

Pinyinzū jiè

Meaning

  • verbrent

Example

我想租借一辆自行车。wǒ xiǎng zū jiè yí liàng zì xíng chē

I want to rent a bicycle.

Illustration for 租借 (rent)

More examples

展会期间，公司租借了展览设备。zhǎn huì qī jiān gōng sī zū jiè le zhán lǎn shè bèi

During the exhibition, the company rented the exhibition equipment.

Core concept

A temporary transfer of use, not ownership, secured by payment or an agreement.

Common phrases

  • 租借一辆自行车zū jiè yí liàng zì xíng chē

    rent a bicycle

  • 租借摄影器材zū jiè shè yǐng qì cái

    rent photography equipment

  • 长期租借cháng qī zū jiè

    rent for a long time

Similar words

租zū: Paying rent to use another person's property or a place for a limited time.
借jiè: Taking someone else's thing or money for temporary use with the intention of returning it.

Definition in Chinese

以支付费用或根据约定，暂时取得他人财物的使用权yǐ zhī fù fèi yòng huò gēn jù yuē dìng zàn shí qǔ dé tā rén cái wù de shǐ yòng quán

Word origin

租借 (zūjiè, "rent or lease") is a transparent compound in which 租 (zū, "rent") marks payment and 借 (jiè, "borrow") marks temporary use of something belonging to another person.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "borrow," 租借 (zūjiè, "rent or lease") does not normally suggest that the item is free, because payment or a formal agreement is part of the situation.

Other meanings

  • leaseverb

Opposites

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