Definition

1. Verb:

   • To hire, to employ: To pay someone to perform a specific job or service for a period of time.
   • To rent, to lease: To pay for the temporary use of something (e.g., a vehicle, property, equipment) owned by another person.

2. Adjective:

   • Hired, rented: Describes something (e.g., labor, a service, an item) that is obtained by paying a fee for its use or employment.

3. Noun:

   • Rent: The act of renting or the payment made for renting something. (Note: This noun usage is less common on its own and is more frequently seen in compound phrases.)

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Chúng tôi cần thuê một lập trình viên cho dự án mới. (We need to hire a programmer for the new project.)
  • Họ định thuê một căn hộ ở trung tâm thành phố. (They plan to rent an apartment in the city center.)
  • Công ty thuê mặt bằng để mở văn phòng đại diện. (The company leases premises to open a representative office.)

• Adjective:

  • Anh ấy là tài xế thuê cho công ty chúng tôi. (He is a hired driver for our company.)
  • Chúng tôi đi bằng xe tải thuê. (We went by rented truck.)

Advanced Usage

• "cho thuê": to rent out, to let.

  • Cửa hàng này cho thuê xe đạp. (This shop rents out bicycles.)

• "thuê bao": subscription (e.g., for a service). This is a fixed compound noun.

  • Anh ấy đăng ký thuê bao Internet tốc độ cao. (He subscribed to a high-speed Internet service.)

• "thuê mướn": to hire (emphasizing the employment aspect). This is a synonym compound.

  • Họ thuê mướn thêm nhân công vào mùa vụ. (They hire additional laborers for the harvest season.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người thuê (noun): tenant, lessee, hirer.

  • Người thuê nhà phải trả tiền đúng hạn. (The tenant must pay the rent on time.)

• Tiền thuê (noun): rent, hire charge, fee.

  • Tiền thuê văn phòng tháng này rất cao. (The office rent this month is very high.)

• Cho thuê (verb phrase): to rent out, to let.

  • Họ cho thuê phòng trọ cho sinh viên. (They rent out rooms to students.)

Synonyms

• Verb (Hire): Mướn, tuyển dụng (to recruit).
• Verb (Rent): Mượn (to borrow, but often implies a temporary use without necessarily paying), mướn.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Thuê lại: to sublease, to sublet.
  • Cô ấy thuê lại căn hộ từ người thuê chính. (She sublets the apartment from the main tenant.)

Related Idioms

• Làm thuê: to work for hire/to work as an employee (often implying manual or non-permanent labor).

  • Ông ấy cả đời làm thuê trong các nhà máy. (He worked for hire in factories all his life.)

• Lính đánh thuê: mercenary (soldier).

  • Đội quân có nhiều lính đánh thuê từ nước ngoài. (The army has many mercenaries from abroad.)

verb

1. to hire to rent

adj

1. rent, hired

noun

1. rent
   • xe đạp cho thuê
     bicycle for rent
   • phòng cho thuê
     room for rent