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房东

fáng dōng · fang dong

Traditional 房東

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. landlord
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The landlord fixes the tap

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，房东(fángdōng)今天(jīntiān)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, is the landlord coming today?

  2. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，他(tā)三点(sāndiǎn)来(lái)修(xiū)水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)。

    Yes. He's coming at three to fix the tap.

  3. Liangliang

    房东(fángdōng)自己(zìjǐ)修(xiū)吗(ma)？

    Does the landlord fix it himself?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，他(tā)以前(yǐqián)是(shì)修理工(xiūlǐgōng)。

    Yes. He used to be a repairman.

  5. Liangliang

    又(yòu)是(shì)房东(fángdōng)，又(yòu)是(shì)修理工(xiūlǐgōng)，太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Both a landlord and a repairman. That's great!

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)他(tā)说(shuō)，修(xiū)水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)要(yào)一百(yībǎi)块(kuài)。

    But he said fixing a tap costs a hundred.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)这(zhè)个(ge)月(yuè)房(fáng)东(dōng)还(hái)不(bù)来(lái)收(shōu)房(fáng)租(zū)？

Why hasn't the landlord come to collect rent this month?

Tatoeba: Chinese by YanLi · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)房(fáng)东(dōng)不(bú)在(zài), 房(fáng)客(kè)就(jiù)会(huì)大(dà)玩(wán)特(tè)玩(wán)。

When the landlord's away, the tenants will play.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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房
fáng

house; room

东
dōng

east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)

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