出租

chū zū

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to rent

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 借用 jiè yòng 借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use Means 'to borrow'; opposite direction of rental.: to borrow sth for another use

Related words

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• 租赁 zū lìn 租赁 zū lìn to rent; to lease; to hire Formal term for leasing, often used in contracts.: to rent; to lease; to hire
• 招租 zhāo zū 招租 zhāo zū (of a house or room) to be for rent Means 'for rent', often seen on signs.: (of a house or room) to be for rent

Synonyms

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• 租 zū 租 zū to hire Both can mean 'to rent', but 租 is more general; 出租 specifically means 'to rent out' or 'for hire'.: to hire

Usage notes

Collocations

出租 is followed directly by the thing rented out: 出租房屋 (rent out a house), not 出租了房屋.

Common mistakes

Learners often say 我出租自行车 instead of 我租自行车 for 'I rent a bicycle'; 出租 implies you are the owner renting it out.

Example Sentences

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这家公司 出租 汽车。

This company rents out cars.

叫 出租 車。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13256554)

她開 出租 車？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 11825670)

我們坐 出租 車嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9179885)

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Words Containing 出租

• 出租车 出租车 chū zū chē: taxi
• 出租司机 出租司机 chū zū sī jī: taxi driver
• 出租汽车 出租汽车 chū zū qì chē: taxi
• 自驾汽车出租 自驾汽车出租 zì jià qì chē chū zū: self-drive car rental

Child Words of 出租

• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 租 租 zū: to hire