Meaning of 租金
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- rent
How to use 租金
租金 is a fairly formal word for rent. It can apply to houses, shops, offices, cars or equipment, and it often appears in contracts and news. Example: 这里的租金每个月五千块。(Zhèlǐ de zūjīn měi ge yuè wǔqiān kuài.) The rent here is five thousand yuan a month.
租 (zū) means to rent, and 金 (jīn) means gold or money. So 租金 is literally "rent money", the money you pay to use something that is not yours.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 租金 as a verb, as in 我租金一套房子. It is only a noun. To say "to rent", use 租 (zū) or 出租 (chūzū), as in 我租了一套房子.
租金 in example sentences
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租 zū · to hire · 10 strokes
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金 jīn · gold · 8 strokes
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Related words
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Questions about 租金
What does 租金 mean?
租金 (zūjīn) means "rent" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 租金?
租金 is made of 2 characters: 租 (10 strokes), 金 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 租金 an HSK word?
Yes. 租金 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 租金 and 房租?
房租 (fángzū) is specifically rent for a room or house and is the everyday word people use when chatting. 租金 is broader and more formal, covering rent for any property or item, such as shops, offices or cars.
How do you say the rent is going up or down?
Use 涨 (zhǎng) for rising and 降 (jiàng) for falling. For example, 租金涨了 (zūjīn zhǎng le) means the rent went up, and 租金降了 (zūjīn jiàng le) means it went down.