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房租

fáng zū · fang zu

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. rent for a room or house
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Rent went up

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)月(yuè)房租(fángzū)又(yòu)涨(zhǎng)了(le)。

    The rent went up again this month.

  2. Liangliang

    涨(zhǎng)了(le)多少(duōshao)？

    By how much?

  3. Dengdeng

    涨(zhǎng)了(le)两百(liǎngbǎi)块(kuài)。

    Two hundred yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)房子(fángzi)吧(ba)。

    Then let's find a new place.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)过(guò)了(le)，新(xīn)房子(fángzi)的(de)房租(fángzū)更(gèng)贵(guì)。

    I looked. The rent of new places is even higher.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)只好(zhǐhǎo)再(zài)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)室友(shìyǒu)了(le)。

    Then we'll have to find another roommate.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)付(fù)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)的(de)房(fáng)租(zū)作(zuò)为(wéi)押(yā)金(jīn)。

You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

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.

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房
fáng

house; room

租
zū

to hire; to rent

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