sublessor; subletter; middleman landlord
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sublessor; subletter; person who subleases rented property to others for profit
Commonly used in urban rental markets. Often carries a negative connotation of profiteering or scamming, though it can be used neutrally.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
nà那
xiē些
bù不
zhèng正
guī规
de的
èr二
fáng房
dōng东
。
We need to be careful of those unregulated sublessors.
Èr二
fáng房
dōng东
cóng从
zhōng中
jiān间
zhuàn赚
qǔ取
le了
gāo高
é额
chā差
jià价
。
The middleman landlord made a hefty profit from the price difference.
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Tā他
dāng当
èr二
fáng房
dōng东
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
wǔ五
nián年
le了
。
He has been working as a sublessor for five years already.