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租借

zūjiè
verb #23,032

Meanings

  1. 1 to rent
  2. 2 to lease
  3. 3 to hire

Examples

他们租借了一间办公室开展业务。
Tāmen zūjiè le yī jiān bàngōngshì kāizhǎn yèwù.
They rented an office to conduct business.
香港曾是英国的租借地。
Xiānggǎng céng shì Yīngguó de zūjiè dì.
Hong Kong was once a British leased territory.

Tips

usage
租借地 (zūjiè dì) refers to a 'leased territory' — a term used historically for colonial concessions such as Hong Kong. The compound 租借 can also appear in international law contexts as 'concession' or 'leasehold.'

Stroke Order

租 zū
借 jiè