lìn

赁

Character · Verb · NounTraditional賃

rent; hire; let

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to hire; to rent (paying to temporarily use something)

formal

Formal/literary alternative to 租. Indicates paying money to use an item or space temporarily.

Wǒ我
men们
qù去
chē车
háng行
lìn赁
le了
yī一
liàng辆
chē车
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
 。

We went to the car dealership and hired a car for the trip.

Tā他
zài在
chéng城
lǐ里
lìn赁
le了
yī一
jiān间
xiǎo小
wū屋
zhù住
 。

He rented a small room in the city to live in.

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Zhè这
tái台
shè设
bèi备
tài太
guì贵
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
xiān先
lìn赁
yòng用
sān三
gè个
yuè月
 。

This equipment is too expensive, so we decided to lease it for three months first.

Lìn赁
fáng房
zhù住
zǒng总
bù不
rú如
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
fáng房
zi子
tā踏
shi实
 。

Renting a place never feels as secure as owning your own home.

Wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
lìn赁
nǐ你
de的
zì自
xíng行
chē车
yòng用
yī一
tiān天
ma吗
 ?

Can I hire your bicycle for a day?

2.

verb

to rent out; to let (allowing others to use something for payment)

formal

Formal/literary alternative to 出租. Indicates receiving money by allowing others to use your property.

Tā他
bǎ把
lǎo老
zhái宅
lìn赁
gěi给
le了
wài外
lái来
wù务
gōng工
rén人
yuán员
 。

He rented out his old house to migrant workers.

Zhè这
jiān间
mén门
miàn面
zhèng正
zài在
chū出
lìn赁
 。

This storefront is currently available for lease.

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Fáng房
dōng东
bǎ把
èr二
lóu楼
de的
liǎng两
jiān间
fáng房
lìn赁
le了
chū出
qù去
 。

The landlord rented out two rooms on the second floor.

Zhè这
liàng辆
chē车
shì是
lìn赁
gěi给
rén人
de的
 ,
bù不
shì是
mài卖
de的
 。

This car is for renting out to people, not for sale.

Chū出
lìn赁
yè业
wù务
zài在
lǚ旅
yóu游
wàng旺
jì季
hěn很
hóng红
huǒ火
 。

The rental business is booming during the tourist peak season.

3.

noun

surname Lin

Rare surname.

Xìng姓
lìn赁
de的
rén人
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
 。

People with the surname Lin are rarely seen in China.

Lìn赁
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dà大
xué学
dǎo导
shī师
 。

Mr. Lin was my university mentor.

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Wǒ我
xìng姓
lìn赁
 ,
míng名
wén文
 ,
zì字
zǐ子
mò墨
 。

My surname is Lin, given name Wen, courtesy name Zimo.

Lìn赁
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
 。

The surname Lin originated during the Spring and Autumn period.

Tā他
jiào叫
lìn赁
wěi伟
 ,
shì是
gōng公
sī司
de的
CEOC
 E
 O
 。

His name is Lin Wei, and he is the company's CEO.