租 zū
“to hire; to rent; to charter”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
租 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1986: 租 zū — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 129
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 租
租 means to rent something by paying money to use it, especially a home, room, car, or bike; it is followed by the thing rented, as in 租房子 or 租车. It can also mean to rent out, as in 租给别人 or 租出去. Use 租 for paid use; use 借 for borrowing without payment.
例句Example sentences
- 我想在学校附近租一个房间。wǒ xiǎng zài xué xiào fù jìn zū yí gè fáng jiān.I want to rent a room near the school.
- 我们周末租了一辆车去海边。wǒ men zhōu mò zū le yí liàng chē qù hǎi biān.We rented a car to go to the seaside last weekend.
- 房东把房子租给了一对年轻夫妻。fáng dōng bǎ fáng zi zū gěi le yí duì nián qīng fū qī.The landlord rented the apartment to a young couple.