Meaning of 房东
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- landlord
How to use 房东
房东 is the everyday word for the person who rents a room or apartment to you, and you will hear it constantly when renting. The tenant is called 房客 (fángkè) or 租客 (zūkè). Example: 房东明天来修空调。(Fángdōng míngtiān lái xiū kōngtiáo.) The landlord is coming tomorrow to fix the air conditioner.
房东 is built from 房 (fáng), meaning house or room, and 东 (dōng), meaning east. Think of the house owner as the person who sits in the east, the traditional host's seat, while guests and tenants sit opposite.
Common mistake: Learners often say 房主 (fángzhǔ) when they mean landlord, but 房主 just means the owner of a property and does not imply renting it out. Also keep the tones straight: fáng is second tone and dōng is first tone.
房东 in example sentences
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房 fáng · building · 8 strokes
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东 dōng · east · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 房东.
Questions about 房东
What does 房东 mean?
房东 (fángdōng) means "landlord" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 房东?
房东 is made of 2 characters: 房 (8 strokes), 东 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 房东 an HSK word?
Yes. 房东 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 房东 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 房东 is written 房東.
How do you say rent or renting an apartment in Chinese?
To rent a place is 租房 (zū fáng), and the rent you pay is 房租 (fángzū). For example, 我每个月给房东交房租 (Wǒ měi gè yuè gěi fángdōng jiāo fángzū) means I pay the landlord rent every month.
Can 房东 refer to a woman?
Yes, 房东 works for any gender. If you want to be specific, people sometimes say 女房东 (nǚ fángdōng) for a landlady, and in casual speech some call an older landlady 房东阿姨 (fángdōng āyí).