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租

zū · zu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)租(zū)两辆(liǎngliàng)自行车(zìxíngchē)吧(ba)。

    Let's rent two bikes.

  2. Liangliang

    租(zū)一天(yītiān)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    How much to rent for a day?

  3. Dengdeng

    二十(èrshí)块(kuài)一天(yītiān)。

    Twenty yuan a day.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)骑车(qíchē)吗(ma)？

    Can you ride a bike?

  5. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)没(méi)骑过(qíguò)。

    No, I've never ridden one.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)租(zū)来(lái)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Then why are you renting one?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)租(zū)一(yí)辆(liàng)车(chē)去(qù)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。

We plan to rent a car for our trip.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)空(kōng)房(fáng)间(jiān)租(zū)给(gěi)了(le)两(liǎng)个(gè)学(xué)生(sheng)。

He rented out the empty room to two students.

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