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租車

简租车 · 繁租車

Mandarin · pinyin zū chē

to rent a car
rental car

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租: zū · rent, lease; rental; tax
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · zu1 che1

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verb

(verb-object) to hire a vehicle; to rent a car

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