This is the 2846th most frequent Chinese word.
房租
Rent (for a house or apartment).
In this sentence, 房租 refers to the monetary cost paid to rent the apartment.
这间公寓的房租每月2000元。
The apartment's rent is 2000 yuan per month.
Here, 房租 is used in the context of discussing matters related to rental payment or terms.
我需要和房东商量下房租的问题。
I need to discuss the issue of rent with the landlord.
In this example, 房租 is used to refer to the rental price in an evaluative context.