Chinese word

租客

Pronunciation

Pinyinzū kè

Meaning

  • nountenant

Example

这个公寓的租客很友好。zhè ge gōng yù de zū kè hěn yóu hǎo

The tenant in this apartment is very friendly.

Illustration for 租客 (tenant)

More examples

新来的租客抱怨隔壁太吵。xīn lái de zū kè bào yuàn gé bì tài chǎo

The new tenant complains that next door is too noisy.

Core concept

A person who pays to live in a home that belongs to someone else.

Common phrases

  • 租客入住zū kè rù zhù

    tenant moves in

  • 新来的租客xīn lái de zū kè

    new tenant

  • 租客投诉zū kè tóu sù

    tenant complains

Similar words

房客fáng kè: A person who rents a room or home and lives there for either a short or long time.
租户zū hù: A person recorded or discussed as the renter in a housing rental arrangement.
承租人chéng zū rén: A person recognized in a legal document as the renter of a property.

Definition in Chinese

指租用房屋、公寓等居住场所并向房东支付租金以取得居住使用权的人。zhǐ zū yòng fáng wū gōng yù děng jū zhù cháng suǒ bìng xiàng fáng dōng zhī fù zū jīn yǐ qǔ dé jū zhù shǐ yòng quán de rén

Word origin

租 (zū, "rent") + 客 (kè, "guest") forms a compound for the person who occupies another person's property through a rental arrangement.

Usage tips

  • Because Chinese nouns usually do not mark number, 租客 (zūkè, "renter") can mean one person or several, with context showing whether English needs a singular or plural form.

Other meanings

  • lodgernoun

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