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房客

fáng kè · fang ke

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Meaning

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  1. tenant
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A cook for a tenant

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)房客(fángkè)今天(jīntiān)搬(bān)进来(jìnlái)。

    Liangliang, my new tenant is moving in today.

  2. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？他(tā)是(shì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)的(de)？

    Really? What does he do?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)是(shì)厨师(chúshī)，听说(tīngshuō)做饭(zuòfàn)特别(tèbié)好吃(hǎochī)。

    He's a chef. I heard his cooking is especially tasty.

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)会(huì)做饭(zuòfàn)的(de)房客(fángkè)，真(zhēn)幸运(xìngyùn)！

    Having a tenant who can cook is really lucky!

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！他(tā)说(shuō)每个(měigè)月(yuè)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)一顿(yīdùn)饭(fàn)。

    Right! He says he'll treat me to a meal every month.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)当(dāng)他(tā)的(de)房东(fángdōng)！

    Then I want to be his landlord too!

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In a sentence

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01

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.

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)房(fáng)客(kè)每(měi)月(yuè)按(àn)时(shí)交(jiāo)房(fáng)租(zū)。

This tenant pays the rent on time every month.

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