房租 fángzū rent for a room or house
How to remember 房租: 房 house + 租 rent = rent for a room or house.
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How it is used
- Noun specifically for rent paid on housing - 交房租 (jiāo fángzū), pay the rent.
- More general 租金 (zūjīn) covers rent on anything rentable (cars, equipment, offices); 房租 is housing-specific and the word you'll hear from tenants and landlords.
- 房租涨了 (fángzū zhǎng le) - the rent went up.
Example sentences
- 房租很可能会上涨。 Fángzū hěn kěnéng huì shàngzhǎng.Rents are likely to go up.