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title: "Zujin Meaning: 租金 (zūjīn) Means “rent”"
description: "租金 (zūjīn) means “rent; rental”. Hear its tones, see what 租 and 金 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zujin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 租金 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

租金 zūjīn

## rent; rental

## Its characters

1. 租 zū to rent
2. 金 jīn gold

## In a sentence

这套房子的租金每月三千元。 The rent for this apartment is three thousand yuan a month.

[More about 租金](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A7%9F%E9%87%91)

## More words with 租 or 金

- [出租 chūzū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzu)
- [出租车 chūzūchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzuche)
- [定金 dìngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin)
- [房租 fángzū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzu)
- [黄金 huángjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangjin)
- [奖金 jiǎngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangjin)
- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [基金 jījīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijin)
- [金额 jīn’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jine)
- [金牌 jīnpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinpai)

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