房东

房东 fángdōng

Landlord

房东 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體房東 fangdong

What 房东 means

Landlord

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Character by character

房东 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

房

fáng

House (room)

东

dōng

East (owner - host)

Words that share a character with 房东

How to write 房东

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房东 in a sentence

房东下个月要涨房租。

Fángdōng xià ge yuè yào zhǎng fángzū.

The landlord is raising the rent next month.

我跟房东签了一年的合同。

Wǒ gēn fángdōng qiān le yì nián de hétong.

I signed a one-year contract with the landlord.

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Questions about 房东

What does 房东 mean in English?

房东 is pronounced fángdōng and means Landlord.

How do you pronounce 房东?

房东 is fángdōng in pinyin — written fangdong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 房东?

房东 is written with 2 characters: 房 (fáng) House (room), 东 (dōng) East (owner - host). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 房东 written in traditional Chinese?

房東. The simplified form 房东 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 房東 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fángdōng.

Is 房东 an HSK word?

Yes — 房东 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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