承租 (chéng zū) — (v) to rent, to lease (as tenant; i.e. to take on a lease)
Definition
承租 means 'to rent/lease as the tenant' — the legal, written term, vs everyday 租. Always from the renter's side, never the landlord's.
verb
(v) to rentto lease (as tenant; i.e. to take on a lease)
Examples
- 承租。Tā men chéng zū le yì jiān bàn gōng shì zài shì zhōng xīn.They rented an office in the city center.
- 承租。Zhè jiā gōng sī chéng zū le sān nián de cāng kù.This company leased a warehouse for three years.
- 承租。Wǒ xiǎng chéng zū yí kuài dì lái zhòng cài.I want to lease a piece of land to grow vegetables.
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