Usage note
房租是用来支付居住在房屋中的费用。
fángzū shì yòng lái fèizhí zhùjū zài fángwū zhōng de fèiyòng.
Rent is the fee paid for living in a house.
Context note
房租通常在租房合同中被提及，或者在和房东讨论居住条件时出现。
fángzū chángtōng zài réntóng hé fángdōng tǎolùn zhùjū jiànshēng shí chūxiàn.
Rent is usually mentioned in rental contracts or when discussing living conditions with the landlord.
5 examples
我每个月付500元房租。
wǒ měi gè yuè fù 5 0 0 yuán fáng zū。
I pay 500 yuan in rent every month.
这个房子的房租是每月800块。
zhè ge fáng zi de fáng zū shì měi yuè 8 0 0 kuài。
The rent for this house is 800 yuan per month.
房东要求我们按时支付房租。
fáng dōng yāo qiú wǒ men àn shí zhī fù fáng zū。
The landlord requires us to pay the rent on time.
我打算找一个便宜的房租。
wǒ dǎ suàn zhǎo yí gè pián yi de fáng zū。
I plan to find a place with cheaper rent.
我们搬家了，所以需要重新计算房租。
wǒ men bān jiā le， suǒ yǐ xū yào chóng xīn jì suàn fáng zū。
We moved, so we need to recalculate the rent.
5 mini stories
小明和朋友合租了一间房，每个月的房租是1200元。他们觉得这个价格合适。
xiǎo míng hé péng yǒu hé zū le yì jiān fáng， měi gè yuè de fáng zū shì 1 2 0 0 yuán。 tā men jué de zhè ge jià gé hé shì。
Xiaoming and his friends shared a room, paying 1200 yuan in rent each month. They thought the price was reasonable.
李阿姨每月都要支付5000多元的房租，因为她住在市中心的一个大房子里。
lǐ ā yí měi yuè dōu yào zhī fù 5 0 0 0 duō yuán de fáng zū， yīn wèi tā zhù zài shì zhōng xīn de yí gè dà fáng zi lǐ。
Aunt Li pays over 5000 yuan in rent every month because she lives in a big house downtown.
张老师在郊区租了一间小房子，每个月只需要支付300元房租。
zhāng lǎo shī zài jiāo qū zū le yì jiān xiǎo fáng zi， měi gè yuè zhī xū yào zhī fù 3 0 0 yuán fáng zū。
Teacher Zhang rented a small house in the suburbs, paying only 300 yuan in rent each month.
王叔叔和家人一起住在一个大房子里，但是他们不需要付房租。
wáng shū shū hé jiā rén yì qǐ zhù zài yí gè dà fáng zi lǐ， dàn shì tā men bù xū yào fù fáng zū。
Uncle Wang and his family live in a big house together, but they don't have to pay rent.
赵小姐最近搬进了一个新公寓，她很高兴找到了一个合适的房租。
zhào xiǎo jiě zuì jìn bān jìn le yí gè xīn gōng yù， tā hěn gāo xìng zhǎo dào le yí gè hé shì de fáng zū。
Miss Zhao recently moved into a new apartment. She is happy to find an affordable rent.
Mini dialogue
交房租
A
妈妈，这个月的房租交了吗？
Māma, zhège yuè de fángzū jiāo le ma?
Mom, did you pay this month's rent?
B
已经交了，不用担心。
Yǐjīng jiāo le, bùyòng dānxīn.
Already paid, don't worry.
房租贵吗
A
你们家的房租贵吗？
Nǐmen jiā de fángzū guì ma?
Is your family's rent expensive?
B
还好，房租不是很贵。
Hái hǎo, fángzū bù shì hěn guì.
It's okay, the rent is not very expensive.
Related words and contrasts
similar
租金
zūjīn
rental fee
A more formal word for rent, often used in contracts.
related
房东
fángdōng
landlord
The person you pay rent to.
related
房客
fángkè
tenant
The person who pays rent to live in a place.