東家說要提高租金。

The landlord says he wants to raise the rent.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 東家 dōngjiā
  1. master (i.e. employer)
  2. landlord
  3. boss
=2 說 shuì to persuade
=2 說 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 說 yuè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
  2. alternative form of 悅 /悦 (yuè, “happy; delighted”)
=2 說 tuō
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
  2. alternative form of 脫 /脱 (“to free; to relieve”)
=3 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=3 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=3 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
4 提高 tígāo
  1. to raise
  2. to increase
  3. to improve
5 租金 zūjīn rent