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房东

fángdōng

landlord

Usage note

房东是指出租房屋的人。在日常生活中，当你租房时会遇到房东。

fángdōng shì chūzū fángjiù de rén. Zài rìyān shēnghuó zhōng, nǐ dāngrentúnféng yǒuděng fángdōng.

Landlord refers to the person who rents out a house. In daily life, you will encounter landlords when renting a place.

Context note

房东这个词通常出现在租房、签订租赁合同以及日常生活中与房屋相关的事务中。

fángdōng zhè gè cí tōngcháng chūxiàn zúfèn, diāndìng yuánlèi hùtóng jí rìyān shēnghuó zhōng yǔ fángjiù xiāngguānyǒuděng wùshì zhōng.

This word is commonly found in situations like renting a place, signing rental contracts, and daily matters related to houses.

5 examples

房东同意降低房租。
fáng dōng tóng yì jiàng dī fáng zū。
The landlord agreed to lower the rent.
我需要和房东签合同。
wǒ xū yào hé fáng dōng qiān hé tong。
I need to sign a contract with the landlord.
房东要求按时交租。
fáng dōng yāo qiú àn shí jiāo zū。
The landlord requires timely rent payment.
我和房东相处得很好。
wǒ hé fáng dōng xiāng chǔ dé hěn hǎo。
I get along well with my landlord.
房东更换了新的门锁。
fáng dōng gēng huàn le xīn de mén suǒ。
The landlord replaced the door lock with a new one.

5 mini stories

小明搬进新家，认识了他的房东。
xiǎo míng bān jìn xīn jiā， rèn shi le tā de fáng dōng。
Xiaoming moved into his new home and met his landlord.
妈妈和房东讨论了装修问题。
mā ma hé fáng dōng tǎo lùn le zhuāng xiū wèn tí。
Mom discussed the renovation issues with the landlord.
房东提醒租客按时交租。
fáng dōng tí xǐng zū kè àn shí jiāo zū。
The landlord reminded the tenant to pay rent on time.
小红和房东签订了长期租赁合同。
xiǎo hóng hé fáng dōng qiān dìng le cháng qī zū lìn hé tong。
Xiaohong signed a long-term rental contract with her landlord.
房东为租客提供了免费的网络服务。
fáng dōng wèi zū kè tí gōng le miǎn fèi de wǎng luò fú wù。
The landlord provided free internet services to the tenants.

Mini dialogue

交房租

A
你这个月的房租交给房东了吗？
Nǐ zhège yuè de fángzū jiāo gěi fángdōng le ma?
Did you pay this month's rent to the landlord?
B
交了，房东说收到了。
Jiāo le, fángdōng shuō shōudào le.
Yes, the landlord said they received it.

修理水管

A
水管坏了，我们需要告诉房东。
Shuǐguǎn huài le, wǒmen xūyào gàosu fángdōng.
The water pipe is broken, we need to tell the landlord.
B
好的，房东会找人来修。
Hǎo de, fángdōng huì zhǎo rén lái xiū.
Okay, the landlord will find someone to fix it.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
房客
fángkè
tenant

房东 owns the house; 房客 rents the house.

related
出租
chūzū
to rent out

房东 often 出租 their house to others.

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