房租 (fáng zū) — rent (for a house or room)

Definition

房租 is the rent a tenant pays for a room or apartment. It contrasts with 房价 (the purchase price of a home) and with 租金 (rent in general, for any property or equipment).

noun
rent (for a house or room)

Examples

  • 房租
    Zhè ge yuè de fáng zū nǐ jiāo le ma?
    Have you paid this month's rent?
  • 房租
    Zhè lǐ de fáng zū tài guì le, wǒ xiǎng huàn gè dì fāng zhù.
    The rent here is too expensive; I want to move somewhere else.
  • 房租
    Wǒ hé shì yǒu yì qǐ fù fáng zū.
    My roommate and I split the rent.

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