租 (zou1 | zu1) : rent; lease; let

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租

zou1

zu1

[1] [v] rent; lease; let [2] rent; rental [3] taxes; [v] tax

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

租

This word has been viewed 12814 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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租約 zou1 joek3 zu1 yue1 = lease; tenancy

包租 baau1 zou1 bao1 zu1 = principal tenant; rent sth for subletting

包租婆 baau1 zou1 po4 = landlady 粵

交租 gaau1 zou1 jiao1 zu1 = pay rent

分租 fan1 zou1 fen1 zu1 = sublet

租金 zou1 gam1 zu1 jin1 = the rent (ie. the rental charge)

租戶 zou1 wu6 zu1 hu4 = a tenant

出租汽車 ceot1 zou1 hei3 ce1 chu1 zu1 qi4 che1 = taxi; cab; hired car; rented car

出租 ceot1 zou1 chu1 zu1 = for rent; to let

租用業權 zou1 jung6 jip6 kyun4 zu1 yong4 ye4 quan2 = leasehold
See all 42 compounds (CantoDict reports 44 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 租

我想租一間包括水電費的房子。國
I want to rent a house that has utilities included.

租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。粵
The rent is, just let me get it right, oh yes, 11,000 dollars altogether.
[The speaker uses some discourse markers to make a reply.]

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 租
Unicode code for this character: U+79DF (off-site link)

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