zou1 jam6租賃租赁
Jyutpingzou1 jam6
Yalejōu yahm
Definition
To rent or lease; to pay money to use property or objects.
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How it's used
Formal contexts often favor this term, especially in legal contracts or business services like equipment leasing. In everyday casual conversation, people almost exclusively use 租 instead of 租賃. Using 租賃 in a relaxed setting can sound overly stiff or like you are reading from a document.
Examples
I want to rent this unit to live in.
How long do you plan to rent it for?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 租賃 to refer to borrowing an item for free, as it specifically implies a financial transaction. It is also not used for renting out your own property to someone else, where the verb 出租 is preferred.
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Grammar guides
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