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租賃

简租赁 · 繁租賃

Mandarin · pinyin zū lìn

to rent; to lease; to hire

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租: zū · rent, lease; rental; tax
賃: Look up this written character
赁: lìn · rent, hire; hired person

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1–4 · zu1 lin4

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zou1 jam6

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verb

to rent; to hire; to lease
to rent out; to hire out; to lease out

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