包租 (bāo zū) — to rent (property) for subletting; to charter (a vehicle, boat, etc.); to lease (land) at a fixed rent

Definition

包租 (bāo zū) means taking something (a property, vehicle, or piece of land) under a fixed contract to use or rent out yourself. Often used in commercial contexts — subletting apartments or chartering transport.

verb
to rent (property) for sublettingto charter (a vehicle, boat, etc.)to lease (land) at a fixed rent

Examples

  • 包租，。
    Tā bǎ zhè tào fáng zi bāo zū xià lái, zài fēn zū gěi jǐ gè xué shēng.
    He rented this apartment for subletting, then sublet it to several students.
  • 包租。
    Gōng sī bāo zū le yí jià fēi jī yùn sòng huò wù.
    The company chartered a plane to transport goods.
  • 包租，。
    Cūn lǐ bǎ huāng dì bāo zū gěi nóng hù, měi nián shōu gù dìng zū jīn.
    The village leases the wasteland to farmers at a fixed rent each year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

包bāotake on
租zūlease

包 (take on) a 租 (lease) gives chartering or bulk renting.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

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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.

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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