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title: "Fangzu Meaning: 房租 (fángzū) Means “rent”"
description: "房租 (fángzū) means “rent (for a house or apartment)”. Hear its tones, see what 房 and 租 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 房租 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

房租 fángzū

## rent (for a house or apartment)

## Its characters

1. 房 fáng house
2. 租 zū to rent

## In a sentence

这里的房租太贵了。 The rent here is too expensive.

**房租**三千，猫不用给钱。

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-242-244)

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- [房地产 fángdìchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdichan)
- [房东 fángdōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdong)
- [房价 fángjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjia)
- [房间 fángjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjian)
- [房屋 fángwū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwu)
- [房子 fángzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzi)

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