租

To hire in Chinese: 租 (zū)

zū

to hire

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to hire
  2. 2to rent
  3. 3to charter
  4. 4to rent out
  5. 5to lease out
  6. 6rent
  7. 7land tax

Stroke order

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租

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨ

zū

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 租 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我想租房。

    wǒ xiǎng zū fáng。

    I'd like to rent a house.

  • 叫出租车。

    jiào chū zū chē。

    Call a taxi.

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Related words

出租

chū zū

to rent

房租

fáng zū

rent for a room or house

租金

zū jīn

rent

租赁

zū lìn

to rent

出租车

chū zū chē

taxi

组成

zǔ chéng

to form

嘴

zuǐ

mouth

座

zuò

seat

座位

zuò wèi

seat

背

bèi

the back of a body or object

比如

bǐ rú

for example

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed

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