Chinese word

续租

Pronunciation

Pinyinxù zū

Meaning

  • verbrenew the lease

Example

房东同意我们续租半年。fáng dōng tóng yì wǒ men xù zū bàn nián

The landlord agreed to let us renew the lease for six months.

Illustration for 续租 (renew the lease)

More examples

我想提前一个月续租。wǒ xiǎng tí qián yí gè yuè xù zū

I want to renew the lease a month early.

Core concept

Extending a rental agreement keeps the same home or item in use after the original term ends.

Common phrases

  • 跟房东续租gēn fáng dōng xù zū

    renew the lease with the landlord

  • 准备续租zhǔn bèi xù zū

    prepare to renew the lease

  • 续租半年xù zū bàn nián

    renew the lease for six months

Similar words

续约xù yuē: Renewing a contract starts another agreed period, with its terms kept or changed.
续签xù qiān: Signing a contract again continues its force for another period.
延长yán cháng: Extending a time period or deadline makes it end later.

Definition in Chinese

将原有租赁合同的期限续长，以相同或调整后的条件继续租用该房屋或物品。jiāng yuán yǒu zū lìn hé tóng de qī xiàn xù cháng yǐ xiāng tóng huò tiáo zhěng hòu de tiáo jiàn jì xù zū yòng gāi fáng wū huò wù pǐn

Word origin

续 (xù, "continue") + 租 (zū, "rent") forms a word for carrying a rental period forward.

Usage tips

  • In everyday housing talk, this word can cover another rental term even when the rent or other conditions change, so it does not promise an unchanged contract.

Other meanings

  • sign a new leaseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 续租合同xù zū hé tónglease renewal contractnoun
  • 续租申请xù zū shēn qǐnglease renewal applicationnoun

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