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租金 (zū jīn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

租金 (zū jīn) is a Chinese word: rent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 租金

名 míng noun

rent

我每个月要付租金。

wǒ měi gè yuè yào fù zū jīn

I have to pay rent every month.

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Word breakdown

租 zū — rent, lease

Words with this character (4)

金 jīn — money, payment

Words with this character (15)
  • 1 奖学金 jiǎng xué jīn — scholarship HSK 4
    • 奖 award, prize
    • 学 study, learning
    • 金 money, financial award
    Example

    她获得了全额奖学金。

    tā huò dé le quán é jiǎng xué jīn

    She received a full scholarship.

  • 2 奖金 jiǎng jīn — bonus HSK 4
    • 奖 prize, award, reward
    • 金 money, monetary value
    Example

    他今年获得了一笔丰厚的奖金。

    tā jīn nián huò dé le yì bǐ fēng hòu de jiǎng jīn

    He received a generous bonus this year.

  • 3 现金 xiàn jīn — cash HSK 4
    • 现 present, ready, on hand
    • 金 money, currency
    Example

    请问你们接受现金吗？

    qǐng wèn nǐ men jiē shòu xiàn jīn ma

    Excuse me, do you accept cash?

  • 4 押金 yā jīn — deposit HSK 5
    • 押 to pledge, to secure
    • 金 money
    Example

    租房时需要交押金。

    zū fáng shí xū yào jiāo yā jīn

    When renting a house, you need to pay a deposit.

  • 5 资金 zī jīn — funds HSK 5
    • 资 capital, resources
    • 金 money, financial value
    Example

    公司需要更多的资金来扩大业务。

    gōng sī xū yào gèng duō de zī jīn lái kuò dà yè wù

    The company needs more funds to expand its business.

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  • 6 黄金 huáng jīn — gold HSK 5
    • 黄 yellow (color descriptor)
    • 金 gold, metal
    Example

    黄金是一种贵重的金属。

    huáng jīn shì yī zhǒng guì zhòng de jīn shǔ

    Gold is a precious metal.

  • 7 基金 jī jīn — fund HSK 6
    • 基 foundation, base (foundational capital)
    • 金 money, capital (the monetary assets)
    Example

    她管理着一家大型投资基金。

    tā guǎn lǐ zhe yì jiā dà xíng tóu zī jī jīn

    She manages a large investment fund.

  • 8 金子 jīn zi — gold HSK 6
    • 金 gold, the precious metal
    • 子 noun suffix making the word more colloquial
    Example

    这个戒指是金子做的。

    zhè ge jiè zhi shì jīn zi zuò de

    This ring is made of gold.

  • 9 金属 jīn shǔ — metal HSK 6
    • 金 metal (originally gold, extended to all metals)
    • 属 category, class (indicating a type of material)
    Example

    铁是一种常见的金属。

    tiě shì yī zhǒng cháng jiàn de jīn shǔ

    Iron is a common metal.

  • 10 金牌 jīn pái — gold medal HSK 6
    • 金 gold (indicating first place)
    • 牌 medal (the physical award)
    Example

    他在奥运会上赢得了金牌。

    tā zài ào yùn huì shàng yíng dé le jīn pái

    He won a gold medal at the Olympics.

  • 11 金融 jīn róng — finance HSK 6
    • 金 money, capital
    • 融 circulation, flow
    Example

    他在金融行业工作。

    tā zài jīn róng háng yè gōng zuò

    He works in the finance industry.

  • 12 金钱 jīn qián — money HSK 6
    • 金 gold, precious metal (symbolizing value and wealth)
    • 钱 money, currency
    Example

    金钱不是万能的。

    jīn qián bú shì wàn néng de

    Money isn't everything.

  • 13 金额 jīn é — amount, sum HSK 6
    • 金 money, monetary
    • 额 amount, sum
    Example

    发票上的金额是多少？

    fā piào shàng de jīn é shì duō shao

    What is the amount on the invoice?

  • 14 基金会 jī jīn huì — foundation HSK 7
    • 基 foundation, base
    • 金 money, funds
    • 会 organization, association
    Example

    这个基金会致力于帮助贫困儿童。

    zhè ge jī jīn huì zhì lì yú bāng zhù pín kùn ér tóng

    This foundation is dedicated to helping impoverished children.

  • 15 定金 dìng jīn — deposit HSK 7
    • 定 to fix, to settle
    • 金 money
    Example

    他付了一万元定金预订了那辆车。

    tā fù le yī wàn yuán dìng jīn yù dìng le nà liàng chē

    He paid a 10,000 yuan deposit to reserve that car.

Structure & writing
1 租 zū — to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

租 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
HSK 1
和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks
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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little
HSK 5
私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government
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稳 wěn stable; steady
HSK 6
委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.
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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)
HSK 7
秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean
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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)
1.2 且 qiě — (lit.) even (used with '况' to form a correlative)
且 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
姐 jiě older sister 宜 yí suitable, appropriate 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period
HSK 3
助 zhù to help, to assist
HSK 4
粗 cū thick in diameter (opposite of 细) 组 zǔ to combine, to form
HSK 5
县 xiàn county (administrative unit under a province, autonomous region, municipality, or prefecture) 阻 zǔ to block; to obstruct
HSK 6
祖 zǔ grandparent; parent's parent
HSK 7
叠 dié to stack in layers; to pile up 咀 jǔ to chew and savour slowly in the mouth 沮 jǔ to stop; to obstruct

Stroke order

2 金 jīn — gold (metallic element, symbol Au)

金 is not used as a component in any other character.

金 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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