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租用 (zū yòng) — to rent (for use); to lease

Definition

verb
to rent (for use)to lease

Examples

  • 租用。
    Wǒ men gōng sī zū yòng le yì jiān bàn gōng shì.
    Our company rented an office for use.
  • 租用。
    Wǒ men kě yǐ zū yòng zhè ge shè bèi yí gè yuè.
    We can rent this equipment for a month.
  • 租用。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zū yòng le jǐ liàng qì chē.
    This company has leased several cars.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

租zūrent
用yònguse

Rent and use combine to mean leasing something for use.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě租zū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

租 uses 禾 (grain) because land rent was paid in grain, and 且 shows the pronunciation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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Business & Commerce

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