Landlord inaction

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Chinese meaning

房fáng东dōng不bù作zuò为wéi

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房fáng东dōng不bù作zuò为wéi

Example

Fear of eviction or landlord-tenant conflicts can discourage renters from seeking help. Landlord inaction can leave tenants living with persistent infestations and little power to act.

怕pà被bèi房fáng东dōng赶gǎn走zǒu、怕pà跟gēn房fáng东dōng闹nào翻fān,许xǔ多duō租zū客kè根gēn本běn不bù敢gǎn声shēng张zhāng求qiú助zhù;要yào是shì碰pèng上shàng甩shuǎi手shǒu不bù管guǎn的de房fáng东dōng,租zū客kè就jiù只zhǐ能néng跟gēn没méi完wán没méi了liǎo的de鼠shǔ患huàn耗hào着zhe,有yǒu苦kǔ说shuō不bù出chū。

Source: The Conversation

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Sentence patterns

  • Landlord inaction can leave tenants living with persistent infestations and little power to act.

    leave sb. doing sth.:让某人一直处于某种状态 / little power to act:几乎无力采取行动