How to say “rent” in Chinese
rent (payment)
“Rent” in Chinese is 租金, zū jīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
租金 is read zū jīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 禾 “grain”: rent used to be paid in grain.
On the side of a character it shrinks to 钅 “metal”: 银, 钱, 钢.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “租金”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 租金. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家店的租金很贵zhèjiādiàndezūjīnhěnguìThe rent for this shop is very expensive.
- 这个公寓的租金是多少？zhègegōngyùdezūjīnshìduōshaoHow much is the rent for this apartment?
More words from the lesson “An apartment through an agency”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rent” in Chinese?
“Rent” in Chinese is 租金, pinyin zūjīn.
What does 租金 mean?
租金 (zūjīn) means “rent (payment)”.
How do you write 租金?
租金 is 2 characters: 租 (zū) — rent, lease; 金 (jīn) — gold; money. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 租金?
租金 is read zūjīn. Tones: zū — first tone, jīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rent” in the lesson “An apartment through an agency”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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