What 房东 means
- Landlord
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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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