---
title: "Fangdong Meaning: 房东 (fángdōng) Means “landlord”"
description: "房东 (traditional 房東, fángdōng) means “landlord; landlady”. Hear its tones, see what 房 and 东 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 房东 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

房东 fángdōng

## landlord; landlady

## Its characters

1. 房 fáng house
2. 东 dōng host

## In a sentence

我们的房东人很好。 Our landlord is very nice.

我马上给**房东**打电话。

From [房子和猫 · How to rent an apartment in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-chinese#library-word-67-69)

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## More words with 房 or 东

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- [东北 dōngběi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongbei)
- [东部 dōngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongbu)
- [东方 dōngfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongfang)
- [东南 dōngnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongnan)
- [东西 dōngxī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongxi)
- [房地产 fángdìchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdichan)
- [房价 fángjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjia)
- [房间 fángjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjian)

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