No. 907 in Chinese
租
"租" means "to rent" or "to lease."
In a sentence
我租了一辆自行车。
I rented a bicycle.
Here, "租" means to rent or to hire, and it is used as a verb to describe the action of acquiring something temporarily by paying for it.
这房子是我们租的。
This house is rented by us.
In this sentence, "租" is used as part of an attributive clause, describing the house as the one under a rental agreement.
出租车司机正在等我们。
The taxi driver is waiting for us.
Here, "租" is part of a compound word "出租车" (taxi), where "出租" means to lease out.
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