<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019e46ad-06e5-7af7-91ec-bd152a3029ae,g:4fb3ef9b-5606-4ed7-9b5a-5f6f431295e4-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITY" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITY"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSTOCKHOLDERSEQUITY" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7322-b939-b58cbc5389bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e46ad-089d-7b5c-b674-9a6125fc27e1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7322-b939-b58cbc5389bf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e46ad-089d-7b5c-b674-9a6125fc27e1" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019e46ad-089d-7b5c-b674-9a6125fc27e1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c5e-9f2d-216d4fac2488" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7b3f-9dc3-0ac54a1b0342" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7b3f-9dc3-0ac54a1b0342" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7341-b960-05a93fe84d41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7341-b960-05a93fe84d41" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019e46ad-089d-72c5-8b32-750f3d6f8e56" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019e46ad-089d-72c5-8b32-750f3d6f8e56" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_CumulativeNetIncomeDeficitMember_019e46ad-089d-71ff-8c0a-105a8d939324" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_CumulativeNetIncomeDeficitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_chct_CumulativeNetIncomeDeficitMember_019e46ad-089d-71ff-8c0a-105a8d939324" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e46ad-089d-7e4e-a3ef-e7d5eb19412d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019e46ad-089d-7e4e-a3ef-e7d5eb19412d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_CumulativeDividendsMember_019e46ad-089d-7317-b0e4-5b696a401404" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_CumulativeDividendsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7292-b18c-9c9df096baff" xlink:to="loc_chct_CumulativeDividendsMember_019e46ad-089d-7317-b0e4-5b696a401404" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7322-b939-b58cbc5389bf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7243-b40c-98a50f920c68" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7243-b40c-98a50f920c68" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019e46ad-089d-7564-93a4-fd09f5c3467e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019e46ad-089d-7564-93a4-fd09f5c3467e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7f3b-aa60-fe6e688db068" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7f3b-aa60-fe6e688db068" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues_019e46ad-089d-7894-b296-f5374100de2a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues_019e46ad-089d-7894-b296-f5374100de2a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-737c-958f-bf3566a9f2f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-737c-958f-bf3566a9f2f8" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7a6a-b9cd-3f81e4831f07" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7a6a-b9cd-3f81e4831f07" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7541-86bb-f0d9ecf05787" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7541-86bb-f0d9ecf05787" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7bab-a176-9b3dc29fbea2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation_019e46ad-089d-7bab-a176-9b3dc29fbea2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax_019e46ad-089d-7050-8243-1801c1c3619a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax_019e46ad-089d-7050-8243-1801c1c3619a" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e46ad-089d-7ff7-8e8d-5fc6c0b616cb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_019e46ad-089d-7ff7-8e8d-5fc6c0b616cb" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019e46ad-089d-7dd3-95d9-15ead972fd77" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019e46ad-089d-7dd3-95d9-15ead972fd77" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_019e46ad-089d-784c-991d-8e4a2f900f1d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7ccb-b281-abe26f608784" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_019e46ad-089d-784c-991d-8e4a2f900f1d" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-b88c-7ac53a51b2aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019e46ad-089d-76e2-8a80-96906ceb9e4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7f70-9569-fa46b302d3a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateInvestmentsScheduleofRealEstatePropertyInvestmentsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateInvestmentsScheduleofRealEstatePropertyInvestmentsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateInvestmentsScheduleofRealEstatePropertyInvestmentsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesLineItems_019e46ad-089d-752b-8df0-e736d61ec40e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable_019e46ad-089d-762d-90f2-dbeb07dfcbe6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesLineItems_019e46ad-089d-752b-8df0-e736d61ec40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable_019e46ad-089d-762d-90f2-dbeb07dfcbe6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable_019e46ad-089d-762d-90f2-dbeb07dfcbe6" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cbd-b655-b2ce2b5d158a" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember_019e46ad-089d-7b7d-9dec-35ba0db316ee" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_MedicalOfficeBuildingMember_019e46ad-089d-7b7d-9dec-35ba0db316ee" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-7aca-a60f-03d374beb89a" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-7aca-a60f-03d374beb89a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AcuteInpatientBehavioralMember_019e46ad-089d-7779-a9c4-48454873f584" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AcuteInpatientBehavioralMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_AcuteInpatientBehavioralMember_019e46ad-089d-7779-a9c4-48454873f584" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SpecialtyCentersMember_019e46ad-089d-7ea9-b1a7-b48c71cafb21" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SpecialtyCentersMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_SpecialtyCentersMember_019e46ad-089d-7ea9-b1a7-b48c71cafb21" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PhysicianClinicsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c92-8b89-08f79c378855" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PhysicianClinicsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_PhysicianClinicsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c92-8b89-08f79c378855" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SurgicalCentersandHospitalsMember_019e46ad-089d-7d69-bc1d-099588af2f35" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SurgicalCentersandHospitalsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_SurgicalCentersandHospitalsMember_019e46ad-089d-7d69-bc1d-099588af2f35" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_BehavioralFacilitiesMember_019e46ad-089d-78f6-9741-42bb6fea95d8" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_BehavioralFacilitiesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_BehavioralFacilitiesMember_019e46ad-089d-78f6-9741-42bb6fea95d8" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LongTermAcuteCareFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7136-8eaf-6fd76071f363" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LongTermAcuteCareFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-763f-b7aa-a195431d4777" xlink:to="loc_chct_LongTermAcuteCareFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7136-8eaf-6fd76071f363" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable_019e46ad-089d-762d-90f2-dbeb07dfcbe6" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c87-98b4-0c12ad60157d" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_stpr_FL_019e46ad-089d-7566-a875-7e4570098fc2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2026/stpr-2026.xsd#stpr_FL"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_stpr_FL_019e46ad-089d-7566-a875-7e4570098fc2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_stpr_TX_019e46ad-089d-752b-8bc0-3e36aa54bc97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2026/stpr-2026.xsd#stpr_TX"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_stpr_TX_019e46ad-089d-752b-8bc0-3e36aa54bc97" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_stpr_IL_019e46ad-089d-70c6-a6a0-24648e7ae9dc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2026/stpr-2026.xsd#stpr_IL"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_stpr_IL_019e46ad-089d-70c6-a6a0-24648e7ae9dc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_stpr_OH_019e46ad-089d-7a08-99be-d3990a7d36fd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2026/stpr-2026.xsd#stpr_OH"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_stpr_OH_019e46ad-089d-7a08-99be-d3990a7d36fd" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_stpr_PA_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-9113-0b3ffb5f1057" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/stpr/2026/stpr-2026.xsd#stpr_PA"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_stpr_PA_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-9113-0b3ffb5f1057" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_OtherStatesMember_019e46ad-089d-765e-a165-d180cf5fea3f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_OtherStatesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7448-ae97-18102632cf0a" xlink:to="loc_chct_OtherStatesMember_019e46ad-089d-765e-a165-d180cf5fea3f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MajorCustomersAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTable_019e46ad-089d-762d-90f2-dbeb07dfcbe6" xlink:to="loc_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f" xlink:to="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_MajorCustomersAxis_019e46ad-089d-77ac-9366-c211e6d63b8f" xlink:to="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_USHealthVestMember_019e46ad-089d-77cf-aa23-fc56636c2b25" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_USHealthVestMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:to="loc_chct_USHealthVestMember_019e46ad-089d-77cf-aa23-fc56636c2b25" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LifePointHealthMember_019e46ad-089d-7e87-88ce-c8b6b436f665" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LifePointHealthMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:to="loc_chct_LifePointHealthMember_019e46ad-089d-7e87-88ce-c8b6b436f665" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PAMHealthMember_019e46ad-089d-79a8-a4c8-b9c5a8793a3e" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PAMHealthMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:to="loc_chct_PAMHealthMember_019e46ad-089d-79a8-a4c8-b9c5a8793a3e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_OtherTenantMember_019e46ad-089d-75a3-9954-dbb07e001de8" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_OtherTenantMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_NameOfMajorCustomerDomain_019e46ad-089d-701e-afdf-19cd6e3eadfa" xlink:to="loc_chct_OtherTenantMember_019e46ad-089d-75a3-9954-dbb07e001de8" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties_019e46ad-089d-79ff-a2c9-8ba6fc239bf0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesLineItems_019e46ad-089d-752b-8df0-e736d61ec40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties_019e46ad-089d-79ff-a2c9-8ba6fc239bf0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost_019e46ad-089d-7dcd-84e6-be8ad049c0a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesLineItems_019e46ad-089d-752b-8df0-e736d61ec40e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyAtCost_019e46ad-089d-7dcd-84e6-be8ad049c0a8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateLeasesAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateLeasesAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateLeasesAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7057-99cb-c94c652c0c4f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-737b-88e9-afed1b138336" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7057-99cb-c94c652c0c4f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ElevenRealEstatePropertiesMember_019faa34-0a9e-7bc7-8846-dab8cb4e6c71" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ElevenRealEstatePropertiesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7057-99cb-c94c652c0c4f" xlink:to="loc_chct_ElevenRealEstatePropertiesMember_019faa34-0a9e-7bc7-8846-dab8cb4e6c71" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-71ea-a19c-e690c45951df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f73-bb19-30d5a16e31f3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-71ea-a19c-e690c45951df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7528-9107-2b68f6426986" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-71ea-a19c-e690c45951df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7528-9107-2b68f6426986" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-77b0-a026-0c926ff0d155" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-797e-b52a-f343c3036e95" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-77b0-a026-0c926ff0d155" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7d41-8ba5-12b2127115dd" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-77b0-a026-0c926ff0d155" xlink:to="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7d41-8ba5-12b2127115dd" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7342-9393-7b72b9144ad7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7545-be94-47ea6a7a2a74" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-74d3-96e5-37f7263d4b77" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7545-be94-47ea6a7a2a74" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-72f6-a82c-49cfb6fee421" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7545-be94-47ea6a7a2a74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-72f6-a82c-49cfb6fee421" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StraightLineRent_019e46ad-089d-7309-9e61-27ed88da42a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StraightLineRent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StraightLineRent_019e46ad-089d-7309-9e61-27ed88da42a9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet_019e46ad-089d-7c29-8fad-675932db578f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentPropertyNet_019e46ad-089d-7c29-8fad-675932db578f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties_019e46ad-089d-77b7-adfc-1954a63aff0f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties_019e46ad-089d-77b7-adfc-1954a63aff0f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAccountedForAsFinancingLease_019e46ad-089d-7428-8769-d8fb5574c766" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAccountedForAsFinancingLease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAccountedForAsFinancingLease_019e46ad-089d-7428-8769-d8fb5574c766" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LessorSalesTypeLeaseNumberOfLeases_019e46ad-089d-70fc-a408-267c40aa1c83" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LessorSalesTypeLeaseNumberOfLeases"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_chct_LessorSalesTypeLeaseNumberOfLeases_019e46ad-089d-70fc-a408-267c40aa1c83" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesTypeAndDirectFinancingLeasesLeaseReceivable_019e46ad-089d-76ba-bf3f-7a2e9b8cb8ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SalesTypeAndDirectFinancingLeasesLeaseReceivable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SalesTypeAndDirectFinancingLeasesLeaseReceivable_019e46ad-089d-76ba-bf3f-7a2e9b8cb8ac" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesTypeLeaseInterestIncome_019e46ad-089d-707f-b578-167bf3fbf874" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SalesTypeLeaseInterestIncome"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SalesTypeLeaseInterestIncome_019e46ad-089d-707f-b578-167bf3fbf874" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LesseeNumberOfOperatingLeases_019e46ad-089d-716c-97a6-17ac84c3cd6f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LesseeNumberOfOperatingLeases"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_chct_LesseeNumberOfOperatingLeases_019e46ad-089d-716c-97a6-17ac84c3cd6f" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LesseeNumberOfFinanceLeases_019e46ad-089d-78a2-afc0-cbcf80ba1f91" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LesseeNumberOfFinanceLeases"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_chct_LesseeNumberOfFinanceLeases_019e46ad-089d-78a2-afc0-cbcf80ba1f91" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e46ad-089d-7317-af72-894636b494c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7643-bc44-ce67c8caed35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e46ad-089d-7317-af72-894636b494c7" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAcquisitionDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAcquisitionDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAcquisitionDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7ff6-a8d7-4e3087af78ed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7ff6-a8d7-4e3087af78ed" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7ff6-a8d7-4e3087af78ed" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7282-ad13-8ff35b25d0eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-74ed-98b4-3eaa9a5fd313" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7282-ad13-8ff35b25d0eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-78d7-9a7f-a6a9bbbd44c9" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7282-ad13-8ff35b25d0eb" xlink:to="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-78d7-9a7f-a6a9bbbd44c9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired_019e46ad-089d-7293-ac0f-c40f35702997" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_chct_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesAcquired_019e46ad-089d-7293-ac0f-c40f35702997" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PercentageOfAcquiredBuildingLeasedAtAcquisition_019e46ad-089d-7e42-b0e2-6d0dc78ab6cc" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PercentageOfAcquiredBuildingLeasedAtAcquisition"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_chct_PercentageOfAcquiredBuildingLeasedAtAcquisition_019e46ad-089d-7e42-b0e2-6d0dc78ab6cc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019e46ad-089d-7ce4-8370-6823960d4412" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019e46ad-089d-7ce4-8370-6823960d4412" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019e46ad-089d-7101-ae87-a5ca943f5907" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019e46ad-089d-7101-ae87-a5ca943f5907" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredTransactionCost_019e46ad-089d-7239-a51e-1085adfe3fc8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredTransactionCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7453-8c82-946715aa8b05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredTransactionCost_019e46ad-089d-7239-a51e-1085adfe3fc8" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7f22-9ba7-aea8aff01aee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7f22-9ba7-aea8aff01aee" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7f22-9ba7-aea8aff01aee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7066-b2b8-b5f6f20976ab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-7da7-ab6c-86362e5f2dcd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7066-b2b8-b5f6f20976ab" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-7c7f-9428-36a9784e0f0c" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7066-b2b8-b5f6f20976ab" xlink:to="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-7c7f-9428-36a9784e0f0c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuring2026Member_019e46ad-089d-7255-b1bb-686f943b9e08" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuring2026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7066-b2b8-b5f6f20976ab" xlink:to="loc_chct_AcquisitionsOfPropertiesDuring2026Member_019e46ad-089d-7255-b1bb-686f943b9e08" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7f22-9ba7-aea8aff01aee" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f38-a33d-c6cdf70db998" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019e46ad-089d-7626-b7a2-f5d221d1422c" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f38-a33d-c6cdf70db998" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PinellasParkFLMember_019e46ad-089d-762d-8440-a6e33fa85828" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PinellasParkFLMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f38-a33d-c6cdf70db998" xlink:to="loc_chct_PinellasParkFLMember_019e46ad-089d-762d-8440-a6e33fa85828" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred_019e46ad-089d-71e9-ae5b-4eb8668f7b8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferred_019e46ad-089d-71e9-ae5b-4eb8668f7b8a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions_019e46ad-089d-7c11-9ba6-213632186860" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions_019e46ad-089d-7c11-9ba6-213632186860" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionRealEstatePropertyAcquired_019e46ad-089d-7eab-88c6-0850fe347a24" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AssetAcquisitionRealEstatePropertyAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionRealEstatePropertyAcquired_019e46ad-089d-7eab-88c6-0850fe347a24" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionOtherItems_019e46ad-089d-72ea-b046-59fbc9ff17ec" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AssetAcquisitionOtherItems"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionOtherItems_019e46ad-089d-72ea-b046-59fbc9ff17ec" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty_019e46ad-089d-7939-9c62-6ff88bc4c361" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73cf-94aa-5089901670e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty_019e46ad-089d-7939-9c62-6ff88bc4c361" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7cc8-b958-6cd72ca3f469" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7cc8-b958-6cd72ca3f469" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7cc8-b958-6cd72ca3f469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-796e-b072-3a05345154a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionAxis_019e46ad-089d-77f1-92f2-fc77f6738e27" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-796e-b072-3a05345154a4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialAssetAcquisitionsMember_019e46ad-089d-7041-8637-b0142b863841" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialAssetAcquisitionsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionDomain_019e46ad-089d-796e-b072-3a05345154a4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeriesOfIndividuallyImmaterialAssetAcquisitionsMember_019e46ad-089d-7041-8637-b0142b863841" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionTable_019e46ad-089d-7cc8-b958-6cd72ca3f469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be4-a289-3a37b35fbf53" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7853-b232-4857661aa166" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be4-a289-3a37b35fbf53" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-760c-8b6d-8b27d156957c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be4-a289-3a37b35fbf53" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-760c-8b6d-8b27d156957c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-70f3-b735-39031b30011c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be4-a289-3a37b35fbf53" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-70f3-b735-39031b30011c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionLand_019e46ad-089d-7fa1-8b7f-5fb7b63ae01f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AssetAcquisitionLand"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionLand_019e46ad-089d-7fa1-8b7f-5fb7b63ae01f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionBuilding_019e46ad-089d-7531-8293-f24393574ab2" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AssetAcquisitionBuilding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionBuilding_019e46ad-089d-7531-8293-f24393574ab2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife_019e46ad-089d-7be7-b554-930eebe03753" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentUsefulLife_019e46ad-089d-7be7-b554-930eebe03753" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionLiabilitiesAssumed_019e46ad-089d-7f7b-883e-26b1752bdabb" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AssetAcquisitionLiabilitiesAssumed"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_chct_AssetAcquisitionLiabilitiesAssumed_019e46ad-089d-7f7b-883e-26b1752bdabb" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions_019e46ad-089d-785e-8951-12aa47aefc98" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetAcquisitionLineItems_019e46ad-089d-72e3-b033-c92a25e396e3" xlink:to="loc_chct_PaymentsForAssetAcquisitions_019e46ad-089d-785e-8951-12aa47aefc98" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-75c4-a8a3-0fd957f43022" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-7f2c-a2fa-f90f6bdab8d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-75c4-a8a3-0fd957f43022" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-7f2c-a2fa-f90f6bdab8d8" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-7f2c-a2fa-f90f6bdab8d8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b3c-9e52-87f7d4826086" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7636-a664-9aec59a43f5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b3c-9e52-87f7d4826086" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-7ec5-9a3b-84f0275dc82a" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ12026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b3c-9e52-87f7d4826086" xlink:to="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ12026Member_019e46ad-089d-7ec5-9a3b-84f0275dc82a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ42025Member_019e46ad-089d-7c58-924a-6a864f4204cf" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ42025Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b3c-9e52-87f7d4826086" xlink:to="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ42025Member_019e46ad-089d-7c58-924a-6a864f4204cf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ22026Member_019faa2c-8b13-70f6-91dc-aa2bb58fa27e" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ22026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b3c-9e52-87f7d4826086" xlink:to="loc_chct_ProceedsReceivedDuringQ22026Member_019faa2c-8b13-70f6-91dc-aa2bb58fa27e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfBuildings_019e46ad-089d-7f0d-9423-d1dbbf76a082" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfBuildings"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-75c4-a8a3-0fd957f43022" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfBuildings_019e46ad-089d-7f0d-9423-d1dbbf76a082" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleScheduleofAssetsandLiabilitiesClassifiedasHeldforSaleDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleScheduleofAssetsandLiabilitiesClassifiedasHeldforSaleDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleScheduleofAssetsandLiabilitiesClassifiedasHeldforSaleDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-79b4-81ed-59d08905c15f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-770e-9eda-b4d79b66ef75" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-79b4-81ed-59d08905c15f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-770e-9eda-b4d79b66ef75" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-770e-9eda-b4d79b66ef75" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7af8-b21b-e0d614bd169b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019e46ad-089d-796d-af84-d9fbd81b3e7b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7af8-b21b-e0d614bd169b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupHeldforsaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019e46ad-089d-7937-ad23-fbc9b5042d12" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupHeldforsaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7af8-b21b-e0d614bd169b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupHeldforsaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019e46ad-089d-7937-ad23-fbc9b5042d12" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019e46ad-089d-770e-9eda-b4d79b66ef75" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7444-9e58-4b60cb3ccda1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7631-9b5f-5f02e8790af0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7444-9e58-4b60cb3ccda1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateMember_019e46ad-089d-7f81-aea6-efbb2f1b301a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RealEstateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7444-9e58-4b60cb3ccda1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateMember_019e46ad-089d-7f81-aea6-efbb2f1b301a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LandMember_019e46ad-089d-7597-a32e-c542ebcfd2a7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LandMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateMember_019e46ad-089d-7f81-aea6-efbb2f1b301a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LandMember_019e46ad-089d-7597-a32e-c542ebcfd2a7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_BuildingsImprovementsAndLeaseholdsMember_019e46ad-089d-7dad-95fb-24b4e1889423" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_BuildingsImprovementsAndLeaseholdsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RealEstateMember_019e46ad-089d-7f81-aea6-efbb2f1b301a" xlink:to="loc_chct_BuildingsImprovementsAndLeaseholdsMember_019e46ad-089d-7dad-95fb-24b4e1889423" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_019e46ad-089d-7604-b54b-6b49d370e154" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-79b4-81ed-59d08905c15f" xlink:to="loc_chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_019e46ad-089d-7604-b54b-6b49d370e154" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation_019e46ad-089d-7584-9561-4966c9aceae4" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-79b4-81ed-59d08905c15f" xlink:to="loc_chct_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation_019e46ad-089d-7584-9561-4966c9aceae4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019e46ad-089d-7cb0-bf7e-c3c0ac7e5ede" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-79b4-81ed-59d08905c15f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019e46ad-089d-7cb0-bf7e-c3c0ac7e5ede" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/RealEstateAcquisitionsDispositionsAndAssetsHeldForSaleDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019faa26-106a-79b7-8cdb-5f5e91a46e09" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019faa26-106a-712f-85fb-12e106fe2d1b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019faa26-106a-79b7-8cdb-5f5e91a46e09" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019faa26-106a-712f-85fb-12e106fe2d1b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsTable_019faa26-106a-712f-85fb-12e106fe2d1b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7c95-8388-9979e1d14307" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019faa26-106a-7f0d-8a83-fad91fc3a86c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7c95-8388-9979e1d14307" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_MississippiBuildingMember_019faa26-aa98-7148-a14b-341e23bdba9f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_MississippiBuildingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7c95-8388-9979e1d14307" xlink:to="loc_chct_MississippiBuildingMember_019faa26-aa98-7148-a14b-341e23bdba9f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_FloridaBuildingMember_019faa27-9496-7611-8f96-21cb6e0e27c1" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_FloridaBuildingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019faa26-106a-7c95-8388-9979e1d14307" xlink:to="loc_chct_FloridaBuildingMember_019faa27-9496-7611-8f96-21cb6e0e27c1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment_019faa26-106a-7e9a-942c-d8598fb13eb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsLineItems_019faa26-106a-79b7-8cdb-5f5e91a46e09" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment_019faa26-106a-7e9a-942c-d8598fb13eb2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DebtnetScheduleofDebtDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DebtnetScheduleofDebtDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DebtnetScheduleofDebtDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7845-ac90-1ddc9d275f34" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e46ad-089d-7fc4-bb47-296b19c7befb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7845-ac90-1ddc9d275f34" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e46ad-089d-7fc4-bb47-296b19c7befb" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e46ad-089d-7fc4-bb47-296b19c7befb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-70ff-bd11-be1119eb2caa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-7304-bfa7-cc6124a73acb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-70ff-bd11-be1119eb2caa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7c59-be8d-1309200679ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-70ff-bd11-be1119eb2caa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7c59-be8d-1309200679ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A4TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7c87-8067-e3b29098cf30" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A4TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-70ff-bd11-be1119eb2caa" xlink:to="loc_chct_A4TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7c87-8067-e3b29098cf30" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A5TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7e36-87a2-28c25159bf40" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A5TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-70ff-bd11-be1119eb2caa" xlink:to="loc_chct_A5TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7e36-87a2-28c25159bf40" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e46ad-089d-7fc4-bb47-296b19c7befb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c40-a948-6c91802fdf86" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-75fd-88e0-2f3eb334352a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c40-a948-6c91802fdf86" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-7511-813d-e0c0aacd51a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c40-a948-6c91802fdf86" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-7511-813d-e0c0aacd51a8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019e46ad-089d-7fc4-bb47-296b19c7befb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fb6-832e-81dab7039e2b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-762e-bdc4-26c1e0e31692" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fb6-832e-81dab7039e2b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7c3b-8aed-ee16bc0bcd0b" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fb6-832e-81dab7039e2b" xlink:to="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7c3b-8aed-ee16bc0bcd0b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019e46ad-089d-78a8-b1e5-bd649dd5e220" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7845-ac90-1ddc9d275f34" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019e46ad-089d-78a8-b1e5-bd649dd5e220" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DebtnetAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DebtnetAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DebtnetAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-757e-bd5b-99206cf41c5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7097-b125-3f6047c6c3b9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-7097-b125-3f6047c6c3b9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-70ac-832d-1075ed519514" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-70ac-832d-1075ed519514" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A4TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7b19-a3bd-6b9ca2d6cd9f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A4TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_chct_A4TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7b19-a3bd-6b9ca2d6cd9f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A5TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7f32-a023-5e36550e45ec" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A5TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_chct_A5TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7f32-a023-5e36550e45ec" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate1Member_019e46ad-089d-7bd5-ad57-7cc73e6560df" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate1Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate1Member_019e46ad-089d-7bd5-ad57-7cc73e6560df" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate2Member_019e46ad-089d-7a8f-8d54-e34862ff512a" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e68-9b9d-e1f1ef178990" xlink:to="loc_chct_RevolvingCreditFacilityUnusedBorrowingCapacityRate2Member_019e46ad-089d-7a8f-8d54-e34862ff512a" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7792-b4f0-6b61b14977d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7147-8de4-445375e984c0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7792-b4f0-6b61b14977d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-78c8-b987-776a52d4f06e" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7792-b4f0-6b61b14977d6" xlink:to="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-78c8-b987-776a52d4f06e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7afd-87b5-e800806e73b1" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7792-b4f0-6b61b14977d6" xlink:to="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilitySecondAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7afd-87b5-e800806e73b1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityFirstAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-70b9-8d1b-649315b0279d" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityFirstAmendmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7792-b4f0-6b61b14977d6" xlink:to="loc_chct_ThirdAmendedAndRestatedCreditFacilityFirstAmendmentMember_019e46ad-089d-70b9-8d1b-649315b0279d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71f0-a097-6ddee18f3834" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cfa-bacb-5153efa064b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71f0-a097-6ddee18f3834" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-71e4-a6db-4987f5a929ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71f0-a097-6ddee18f3834" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019e46ad-089d-71e4-a6db-4987f5a929ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7883-80a4-d35a85ba2d1f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71f0-a097-6ddee18f3834" xlink:to="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7883-80a4-d35a85ba2d1f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-74d5-b6dd-34d784154316" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e61-9b02-5df3c5c5227f" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-74d5-b6dd-34d784154316" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e46ad-089d-70bf-ac88-cc08642af6fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-74d5-b6dd-34d784154316" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e46ad-089d-70bf-ac88-cc08642af6fa" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e46ad-089d-7ade-ac3e-4bca470ce8a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-74d5-b6dd-34d784154316" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e46ad-089d-7ade-ac3e-4bca470ce8a0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019e46ad-089d-768a-9b64-7d7a8d5f5dd1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember_019e46ad-089d-75e4-85bb-7e2be4a25434" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrOvernightIndexSwapRateMember_019e46ad-089d-75e4-85bb-7e2be4a25434" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SimpleSecuredOvernightFinancingRateSOFROvernightIndexSwapRateMember_019e46ad-089d-7445-96fd-70171918ee9b" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SimpleSecuredOvernightFinancingRateSOFROvernightIndexSwapRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:to="loc_chct_SimpleSecuredOvernightFinancingRateSOFROvernightIndexSwapRateMember_019e46ad-089d-7445-96fd-70171918ee9b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019e46ad-089d-7753-ace2-8ba5ceebdc47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BaseRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019e46ad-089d-7753-ace2-8ba5ceebdc47" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019e46ad-089d-79b4-99d7-44ac750add91" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019e46ad-089d-79ba-9da1-90776e13b3c9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019e46ad-089d-79b4-99d7-44ac750add91" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityTable_019e46ad-089d-7f99-aa0d-67cd9baf0443" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d9d-aba3-157925e25766" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-bed9-95b945f4e13b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d9d-aba3-157925e25766" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-7d76-86f6-2b502300cffe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d9d-aba3-157925e25766" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-7d76-86f6-2b502300cffe" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019e46ad-089d-72e2-8b4d-44cdd88a8ab1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019e46ad-089d-72e2-8b4d-44cdd88a8ab1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019e46ad-089d-7484-b511-2886a231b40d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019e46ad-089d-7484-b511-2886a231b40d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e46ad-089d-7d41-8a0f-c8b90caebbc2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019e46ad-089d-7d41-8a0f-c8b90caebbc2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage_019e46ad-089d-7203-9723-09c08f835eda" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage_019e46ad-089d-7203-9723-09c08f835eda" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_LineofCreditFacilityPercentageofBorrowingCapacityOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7e94-acb4-1cd205fc8fb7" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_LineofCreditFacilityPercentageofBorrowingCapacityOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_chct_LineofCreditFacilityPercentageofBorrowingCapacityOutstanding_019e46ad-089d-7e94-acb4-1cd205fc8fb7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019e46ad-089d-73c6-9b38-b91ebf072d67" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019e46ad-089d-73c6-9b38-b91ebf072d67" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019e46ad-089d-7900-8084-820612ba8b6f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019e46ad-089d-7900-8084-820612ba8b6f" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_019e46ad-089d-7e5c-9857-955967855d0d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_019e46ad-089d-7e5c-9857-955967855d0d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e46ad-089d-7ee0-9319-e495ccab44ff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e46ad-089d-7ee0-9319-e495ccab44ff" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-78a3-98f9-a2610b308028" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-78a3-98f9-a2610b308028" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-7613-ba10-6eede101e2a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7146-9c7a-9d5fe688b3ec" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-7613-ba10-6eede101e2a1" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7dbb-a3a4-76e4a2bef4d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_019e46ad-089d-7bc0-8b07-5fa9c6e6fa5f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7dbb-a3a4-76e4a2bef4d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_019e46ad-089d-7bc0-8b07-5fa9c6e6fa5f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_019e46ad-089d-7bc0-8b07-5fa9c6e6fa5f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-704d-a5e3-fb7c5e218c93" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7664-9838-24e0bd7b1cdc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-704d-a5e3-fb7c5e218c93" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7e19-9274-7118364114df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-704d-a5e3-fb7c5e218c93" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7e19-9274-7118364114df" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_019e46ad-089d-7bc0-8b07-5fa9c6e6fa5f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-744d-aa79-8ea545bfc019" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-781b-81a6-eb8d213fae6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-744d-aa79-8ea545bfc019" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-9302-d7cf586c3c25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-744d-aa79-8ea545bfc019" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-9302-d7cf586c3c25" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld_019e46ad-089d-70f1-b8a5-de7fa8697a27" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7dbb-a3a4-76e4a2bef4d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld_019e46ad-089d-70f1-b8a5-de7fa8697a27" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e46ad-089d-7c65-8d68-2205331b1988" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7dbb-a3a4-76e4a2bef4d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019e46ad-089d-7c65-8d68-2205331b1988" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_019e46ad-089d-769a-a506-23a2e974b1df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7dbb-a3a4-76e4a2bef4d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_019e46ad-089d-769a-a506-23a2e974b1df" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofFairValueBalanceSheetDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofFairValueBalanceSheetDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofFairValueBalanceSheetDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e46ad-089d-7509-b3cc-36e00579f0dd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e46ad-089d-7509-b3cc-36e00579f0dd" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e46ad-089d-7509-b3cc-36e00579f0dd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-78b3-b1ca-87d8a4307c44" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-855a-762e10582a50" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-78b3-b1ca-87d8a4307c44" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-75c2-a173-2171e3aa91f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-78b3-b1ca-87d8a4307c44" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-75c2-a173-2171e3aa91f9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e46ad-089d-7509-b3cc-36e00579f0dd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7902-bb37-b9691ba34403" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-75b6-97f0-95fbd7579aa3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7902-bb37-b9691ba34403" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-7498-b709-eb7ee8dc38f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7902-bb37-b9691ba34403" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-7498-b709-eb7ee8dc38f4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019e46ad-089d-7509-b3cc-36e00579f0dd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e21-aa7f-2f7d6c70c57c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019e46ad-089d-71dc-af30-620060626b5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e21-aa7f-2f7d6c70c57c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e46ad-089d-751d-b5a6-8dd066774bc3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e21-aa7f-2f7d6c70c57c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019e46ad-089d-751d-b5a6-8dd066774bc3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e46ad-089d-7db4-9398-4e883785bf97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e46ad-089d-7db4-9398-4e883785bf97" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_019e46ad-089d-7f1f-9466-00da171d644c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_019e46ad-089d-7f1f-9466-00da171d644c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration_019e46ad-089d-7707-a19c-22c9a32f6fc6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration_019e46ad-089d-7707-a19c-22c9a32f6fc6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration_019e46ad-089d-7b51-bd45-92f9f537d487" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7b11-af04-6010a142d3b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleEnumeration_019e46ad-089d-7b51-bd45-92f9f537d487" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-72cc-9986-d8b76e4d27ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-72cc-9986-d8b76e4d27ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9d-8dbb-893fdb2544e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9d-8dbb-893fdb2544e8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f94-8485-6dcb6fd1d155" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019e46ad-089d-7f94-8485-6dcb6fd1d155" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e46ad-089d-739d-86c8-5a8be8869a5a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e46ad-089d-739d-86c8-5a8be8869a5a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019e46ad-089d-72fb-a70a-7e6aeaf10b4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019e46ad-089d-72fb-a70a-7e6aeaf10b4e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet_019e46ad-089d-7650-b579-07b1eb89be01" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet_019e46ad-089d-7650-b579-07b1eb89be01" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsScheduleofCashFlowHedgingDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7960-839d-4e010421b291" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-72cc-9986-d8b76e4d27ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-78ed-8401-bd766ab19b65" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_019e46ad-089d-72cc-9986-d8b76e4d27ad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019e46ad-089d-7e7f-b0e0-b1d5751d1b30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_019e46ad-089d-70b8-a24f-6cd1872a1052" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9d-8dbb-893fdb2544e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_019e46ad-089d-7000-92e0-f89ca0b2b412" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9d-8dbb-893fdb2544e8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e46ad-089d-739d-86c8-5a8be8869a5a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019e46ad-089d-739d-86c8-5a8be8869a5a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019e46ad-089d-72fb-a70a-7e6aeaf10b4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019e46ad-089d-72fb-a70a-7e6aeaf10b4e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet_019e46ad-089d-7650-b579-07b1eb89be01" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7568-9cab-d0388b691a35" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet_019e46ad-089d-7650-b579-07b1eb89be01" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/StockholdersEquityAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#StockholdersEquityAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/StockholdersEquityAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73c6-a51a-8a3bd5e21bf6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeSaleOfStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeTable_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-afbf-dc3e127a91d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeSaleOfStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73c6-a51a-8a3bd5e21bf6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeSaleOfStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeTable_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-afbf-dc3e127a91d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeSaleOfStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeTable_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-afbf-dc3e127a91d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7065-be6c-3cd2182f1eb5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis_019e46ad-089d-7e34-bf55-ef98b613f283" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7065-be6c-3cd2182f1eb5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AtTheMarketOfferingProgramMember_019e46ad-089d-7981-a940-d1c613bc3ae1" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AtTheMarketOfferingProgramMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNameOfTransactionDomain_019e46ad-089d-7065-be6c-3cd2182f1eb5" xlink:to="loc_chct_AtTheMarketOfferingProgramMember_019e46ad-089d-7981-a940-d1c613bc3ae1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeSaleOfStockBySubsidiaryOrEquityInvesteeTable_019e46ad-089d-7dd6-afbf-dc3e127a91d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7dbc-b42e-a11ebfd29188" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7c6f-986c-5c4868350409" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7dbc-b42e-a11ebfd29188" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e46ad-089d-76bf-bead-e4d388a417c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019e46ad-089d-7dbc-b42e-a11ebfd29188" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e46ad-089d-76bf-bead-e4d388a417c5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SaleOfStockValueOfSharesAuthorized_019e46ad-089d-756c-93fb-da00644fa05b" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SaleOfStockValueOfSharesAuthorized"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73c6-a51a-8a3bd5e21bf6" xlink:to="loc_chct_SaleOfStockValueOfSharesAuthorized_019e46ad-089d-756c-93fb-da00644fa05b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SaleOfStockSharesAvailableForFutureIssuanceValue_019e46ad-089d-7bdd-8cbd-5142a1d1314d" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SaleOfStockSharesAvailableForFutureIssuanceValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockLineItems_019e46ad-089d-73c6-a51a-8a3bd5e21bf6" xlink:to="loc_chct_SaleOfStockSharesAvailableForFutureIssuanceValue_019e46ad-089d-7bdd-8cbd-5142a1d1314d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanScheduleofNonvestedRestrictedStockActivityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#StockIncentivePlanScheduleofNonvestedRestrictedStockActivityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanScheduleofNonvestedRestrictedStockActivityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-bbbe-cebccb539bc3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7fb0-a022-9b8c7047dcd6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-bbbe-cebccb539bc3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7fb0-a022-9b8c7047dcd6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7fb0-a022-9b8c7047dcd6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7169-abe5-fbdb7524632c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7170-a005-a5c26cff60ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7169-abe5-fbdb7524632c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-78b2-b738-9cd1285d9821" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7169-abe5-fbdb7524632c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-78b2-b738-9cd1285d9821" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember_019e46ad-089d-71ac-8a91-5277e3b3d9d5" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-78b2-b738-9cd1285d9821" xlink:to="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember_019e46ad-089d-71ac-8a91-5277e3b3d9d5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember_019e46ad-089d-77b3-8daa-22e1b924f502" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-78b2-b738-9cd1285d9821" xlink:to="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember_019e46ad-089d-77b3-8daa-22e1b924f502" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7fb0-a022-9b8c7047dcd6" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fb8cd-9d64-7c97-9ce1-881a1bd615e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fb8cd-9d64-7cf8-b0bc-6b0a49e3ad98" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fb8cd-9d64-7c97-9ce1-881a1bd615e3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember_019fb8cd-9d64-7d4b-a7e4-5a1da61b856c" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fb8cd-9d64-7c97-9ce1-881a1bd615e3" xlink:to="loc_chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember_019fb8cd-9d64-7d4b-a7e4-5a1da61b856c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-bbbe-cebccb539bc3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019e46ad-089d-7488-acdc-0771d63eded5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019e46ad-089d-7488-acdc-0771d63eded5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7b2d-b8b1-28bc7f522e7f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7b2d-b8b1-28bc7f522e7f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7e0b-abae-c99d2aa121f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7e0b-abae-c99d2aa121f0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7f03-ae28-e64fe78e28c4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7c1f-8859-2320879da43c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-7f03-ae28-e64fe78e28c4" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019e46ad-089d-7c65-be26-44e75e5e3dad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e46ad-089d-7408-94f7-a4ae47c2415a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-bbbe-cebccb539bc3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e46ad-089d-7408-94f7-a4ae47c2415a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost_019fb8cc-dff1-7939-a489-f1c4c01d0896" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ba1-bbbe-cebccb539bc3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost_019fb8cc-dff1-7939-a489-f1c4c01d0896" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#StockIncentivePlanAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f9f-bddd-f521d0bbe09e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f9f-bddd-f521d0bbe09e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d2f-8d3c-5886daa6aa37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7d43-8af3-ec0bf913fca9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember_019e46ad-089d-7d43-8af3-ec0bf913fca9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember_019e46ad-089d-7d7c-a1bc-79c5ffc275c6" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:to="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockinLieuofCompensationMember_019e46ad-089d-7d7c-a1bc-79c5ffc275c6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c63-8a04-c02d7c853654" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:to="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockAwardsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c63-8a04-c02d7c853654" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockInLieuOfCompensationRestrictedPeriodMember_019fb3e6-22f4-7d86-98d9-6b04b150dde9" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockInLieuOfCompensationRestrictedPeriodMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f4b-89b8-58b35d844288" xlink:to="loc_chct_RestrictedCommonStockStockInLieuOfCompensationRestrictedPeriodMember_019fb3e6-22f4-7d86-98d9-6b04b150dde9" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GranteeStatusAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e72-b5e4-a338af763771" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusAxis_019e46ad-089d-7d88-8695-777ca87008fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e72-b5e4-a338af763771" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementEmployeeMember_019e46ad-089d-78eb-affd-748141b8823c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementEmployeeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e72-b5e4-a338af763771" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementEmployeeMember_019e46ad-089d-78eb-affd-748141b8823c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementNonemployeeMember_019fb3e6-22f4-79ad-a94d-8872c8a539d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementNonemployeeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GranteeStatusDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e72-b5e4-a338af763771" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedPaymentArrangementNonemployeeMember_019fb3e6-22f4-79ad-a94d-8872c8a539d3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7ec2-8ab1-3ab167548ceb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7cba-ab53-1bb7f3d21a1c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7ec2-8ab1-3ab167548ceb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember_019e46ad-089d-7349-b6c7-c72ad4ef56ea" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7ec2-8ab1-3ab167548ceb" xlink:to="loc_chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember_019e46ad-089d-7349-b6c7-c72ad4ef56ea" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_SecondAmendedAndRestatedNonExecutiveOfficerIncentiveProgramMember_019e46ad-089d-77ae-90b1-d2e7b7459b7f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_SecondAmendedAndRestatedNonExecutiveOfficerIncentiveProgramMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7ec2-8ab1-3ab167548ceb" xlink:to="loc_chct_SecondAmendedAndRestatedNonExecutiveOfficerIncentiveProgramMember_019e46ad-089d-77ae-90b1-d2e7b7459b7f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7762-af4e-0300d5135864" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7040-be06-a90859ee6cd5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7219-b97a-b90c0f5f62fc" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7040-be06-a90859ee6cd5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e46ad-089d-7422-b85e-e92097d41997" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7040-be06-a90859ee6cd5" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019e46ad-089d-7422-b85e-e92097d41997" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9c-a7d4-daff825597f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019e46ad-089d-7040-be06-a90859ee6cd5" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019e46ad-089d-7c9c-a7d4-daff825597f2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-784d-95ed-58389830997e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f9f-bddd-f521d0bbe09e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019e46ad-089d-784d-95ed-58389830997e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1_019e46ad-089d-7a0f-9849-17a27f0d0899" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f9f-bddd-f521d0bbe09e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1_019e46ad-089d-7a0f-9849-17a27f0d0899" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanScheduleofRSUActivityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#StockIncentivePlanScheduleofRSUActivityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/StockIncentivePlanScheduleofRSUActivityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7bfd-b157-694a5bb81e2b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7bfd-b157-694a5bb81e2b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7bfd-b157-694a5bb81e2b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7678-b165-574e9c94a17c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7de2-bdfb-d0eafd6183ba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7678-b165-574e9c94a17c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019e46ad-089d-737c-94d6-99d7506a0406" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7678-b165-574e9c94a17c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019e46ad-089d-737c-94d6-99d7506a0406" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7bfd-b157-694a5bb81e2b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7195-8a86-07234b0c6d33" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019e46ad-089d-7a02-bc2e-7feb0f7f1396" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7195-8a86-07234b0c6d33" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember_019e46ad-089d-7738-99a7-e3a8222500b7" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7195-8a86-07234b0c6d33" xlink:to="loc_chct_A2024IncentivePlanMember_019e46ad-089d-7738-99a7-e3a8222500b7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A2014And2024IncentivePlanMember_019fa510-1779-7aea-a6c4-69668789bf53" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A2014And2024IncentivePlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7195-8a86-07234b0c6d33" xlink:to="loc_chct_A2014And2024IncentivePlanMember_019fa510-1779-7aea-a6c4-69668789bf53" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_A2014IncentivePlanMember_019fa520-a72a-7e47-89cf-57403b93f9c3" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_A2014IncentivePlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7195-8a86-07234b0c6d33" xlink:to="loc_chct_A2014IncentivePlanMember_019fa520-a72a-7e47-89cf-57403b93f9c3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019e46ad-089d-7bfd-b157-694a5bb81e2b" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa9e0-fa9e-7569-a8b7-44f12755a685" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa9e0-fa9e-7531-9201-99b77f8fdc8c" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa9e0-fa9e-7569-a8b7-44f12755a685" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember_019fa9e1-2ba2-7a30-ae33-3d20d2c7ab23" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa9e0-fa9e-7569-a8b7-44f12755a685" xlink:to="loc_chct_FormerExecutiveVicePresidentAssetManagementMember_019fa9e1-2ba2-7a30-ae33-3d20d2c7ab23" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward_019e46ad-089d-70d1-9288-cd69d9c96dad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward_019e46ad-089d-70d1-9288-cd69d9c96dad" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019fa9d7-fd54-7eef-b3b6-cd70da264417" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward_019e46ad-089d-70d1-9288-cd69d9c96dad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019fa9d7-fd54-7eef-b3b6-cd70da264417" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019fa9d9-ca49-753b-ab67-0723eabce835" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward_019e46ad-089d-70d1-9288-cd69d9c96dad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019fa9d9-ca49-753b-ab67-0723eabce835" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod_019fa9da-76bf-76f6-a0d8-45888ba90509" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingRollForward_019e46ad-089d-70d1-9288-cd69d9c96dad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod_019fa9da-76bf-76f6-a0d8-45888ba90509" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber_019e46ad-089d-7c6c-859d-ca95d98d6024" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e46ad-089d-738c-b765-4cf2522d59fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_019e46ad-089d-738c-b765-4cf2522d59fa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformancePeriod_019fa9df-ebc2-7fc5-b916-b7f791af4806" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformancePeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:to="loc_chct_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPerformancePeriod_019fa9df-ebc2-7fc5-b916-b7f791af4806" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost_019fa9e0-c28d-7f00-9b88-8d07a38861cc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7f3a-b1f1-6d5fe87cfc20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost_019fa9e0-c28d-7f00-9b88-8d07a38861cc" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/OtherAssetsnetAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#OtherAssetsnetAdditionalInformationDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/OtherAssetsnetAdditionalInformationDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f_default" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b6f-ac9b-079e154fdb6a" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-7288-b13b-3b84127a756f" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b6f-ac9b-079e154fdb6a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember_019e46ad-089d-7242-8c6d-e0ffdf851570" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b6f-ac9b-079e154fdb6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember_019e46ad-089d-7242-8c6d-e0ffdf851570" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7863-8b4d-63935ad38a40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b3cb-d9668bb22b37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b3cb-d9668bb22b37" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NoteReceivable2Member_019e46ad-089d-77fa-b21f-707cf9ccd0d4" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NoteReceivable2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:to="loc_chct_NoteReceivable2Member_019e46ad-089d-77fa-b21f-707cf9ccd0d4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NoteReceivable3Member_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-ad90-a43263a2b962" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NoteReceivable3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:to="loc_chct_NoteReceivable3Member_019e46ad-089d-7f8c-ad90-a43263a2b962" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NoteReceivable4Member_019e46ad-089d-7464-a138-91a8d314f955" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NoteReceivable4Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-731f-9581-4e684e9f0458" xlink:to="loc_chct_NoteReceivable4Member_019e46ad-089d-7464-a138-91a8d314f955" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b85-9ea0-418f77f4692e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019e46ad-089d-7426-b19c-6f7fa19f71af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b85-9ea0-418f77f4692e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7e63-98c6-fdc4bc3f37d4" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_TermLoanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b85-9ea0-418f77f4692e" xlink:to="loc_chct_TermLoanMember_019e46ad-089d-7e63-98c6-fdc4bc3f37d4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f49-8cdf-5da7172b44c1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019e46ad-089d-71a4-b219-41123744ebfe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f49-8cdf-5da7172b44c1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-784a-8423-1f2a91fcd862" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f49-8cdf-5da7172b44c1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019e46ad-089d-784a-8423-1f2a91fcd862" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be7-abce-2c1b17042d4d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionTypeOfPropertyAxis_019e46ad-089d-7bff-b595-715432ce7056" xlink:to="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be7-abce-2c1b17042d4d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-72d7-8d0c-1158ce3cb642" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be7-abce-2c1b17042d4d" xlink:to="loc_chct_InpatientRehabilitationHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-72d7-8d0c-1158ce3cb642" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_GeriatricBehavioralHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-7a87-8cc8-cd52acd80d5b" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_GeriatricBehavioralHospitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNamePropertyTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7be7-abce-2c1b17042d4d" xlink:to="loc_chct_GeriatricBehavioralHospitalMember_019e46ad-089d-7a87-8cc8-cd52acd80d5b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_019e46ad-089d-7427-aa49-3d75b7b02f37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis_019e46ad-089d-74e6-8f91-4e71987874d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_019e46ad-089d-7427-aa49-3d75b7b02f37" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnfundedLoanCommitmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7f66-b6b5-d77cea049439" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnfundedLoanCommitmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentClassOfFinancingReceivableDomain_019e46ad-089d-7427-aa49-3d75b7b02f37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnfundedLoanCommitmentMember_019e46ad-089d-7f66-b6b5-d77cea049439" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodAxis_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableTable_019e46ad-089d-7276-ad7f-c85c47338498" xlink:to="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodAxis_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930_default" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodAxis_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930" xlink:to="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-bd9a-c670dfda74c4" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodAxis_019e46ad-089d-74c8-8ddd-3221bace3930" xlink:to="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-bd9a-c670dfda74c4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RepaymentPeriod3Member_019e46ad-089d-7ae0-af1a-ac0751467fd8" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RepaymentPeriod3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_chct_ScenarioRepaymentPeriodDomain_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-bd9a-c670dfda74c4" xlink:to="loc_chct_RepaymentPeriod3Member_019e46ad-089d-7ae0-af1a-ac0751467fd8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-71af-9532-c5b3bc596136" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-71af-9532-c5b3bc596136" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RealEstatePropertiesNumberUsedToSecureNotesByBorrower_019e46ad-089d-702e-8fd2-2f812d3a3faa" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RealEstatePropertiesNumberUsedToSecureNotesByBorrower"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_chct_RealEstatePropertiesNumberUsedToSecureNotesByBorrower_019e46ad-089d-702e-8fd2-2f812d3a3faa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableWithImputedInterestEffectiveYieldInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-754d-a14e-772c53fa3884" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableWithImputedInterestEffectiveYieldInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableWithImputedInterestEffectiveYieldInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-754d-a14e-772c53fa3884" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_ReceivableWithImputedInterestNonCashInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-7a66-88bb-56c7b815991a" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_ReceivableWithImputedInterestNonCashInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_chct_ReceivableWithImputedInterestNonCashInterestRate_019e46ad-089d-7a66-88bb-56c7b815991a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfFinanceReceivables_019e46ad-089d-7525-bdbe-8035a7b1a8de" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfFinanceReceivables"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7c9f-a1d4-973cd010a4fc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfFinanceReceivables_019e46ad-089d-7525-bdbe-8035a7b1a8de" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/OtherAssetsnetScheduleofVIEsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#OtherAssetsnetScheduleofVIEsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/OtherAssetsnetScheduleofVIEsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-790c-841c-4097a8efe538" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfVariableInterestEntitiesTable_019e46ad-089d-727a-9f87-0f6178a958af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfVariableInterestEntitiesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-790c-841c-4097a8efe538" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfVariableInterestEntitiesTable_019e46ad-089d-727a-9f87-0f6178a958af" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfVariableInterestEntitiesTable_019e46ad-089d-727a-9f87-0f6178a958af" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d_default" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-79e7-a85d-2464d1fbf0ef" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesAxis_019e46ad-089d-765c-932a-da18313b8f1d" xlink:to="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-79e7-a85d-2464d1fbf0ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember_019e46ad-089d-71e8-99d7-36000e86f337" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_chct_InvestmentByConsolidatedAndNonconsolidatedEntitiesDomain_019e46ad-089d-79e7-a85d-2464d1fbf0ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember_019e46ad-089d-71e8-99d7-36000e86f337" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfVariableInterestEntitiesTable_019e46ad-089d-727a-9f87-0f6178a958af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7287-8e59-306c67073d1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-7b73-a974-7a6e3f8a7799" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7287-8e59-306c67073d1f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NoteReceivable3Member_019e46ad-089d-7dad-b98c-9a7d1e1c4ec9" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NoteReceivable3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7287-8e59-306c67073d1f" xlink:to="loc_chct_NoteReceivable3Member_019e46ad-089d-7dad-b98c-9a7d1e1c4ec9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NoteReceivable4Member_019e46ad-089d-74c4-9ae7-3cc089d3eb67" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NoteReceivable4Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7287-8e59-306c67073d1f" xlink:to="loc_chct_NoteReceivable4Member_019e46ad-089d-74c4-9ae7-3cc089d3eb67" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-7e24-90f4-e9353692c15c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-790c-841c-4097a8efe538" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-7e24-90f4-e9353692c15c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount_019e46ad-089d-77bc-b8be-303ba168f8e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityLineItems_019e46ad-089d-790c-841c-4097a8efe538" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount_019e46ad-089d-77bc-b8be-303ba168f8e4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ae3-ba16-317bfb4e9493" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ae3-ba16-317bfb4e9493" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f00-ae7b-5e495f825e1a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis_019e46ad-089d-724e-8f98-2bbe50202c41" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f00-ae7b-5e495f825e1a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7606-942e-9e5743e69323" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueDisclosureItemAmountsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f00-ae7b-5e495f825e1a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7606-942e-9e5743e69323" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7239-830e-b75fb2c6fbdf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7606-942e-9e5743e69323" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7239-830e-b75fb2c6fbdf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7d2a-bce9-4c5d0377ad5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PortionAtFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7606-942e-9e5743e69323" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember_019e46ad-089d-7d2a-bce9-4c5d0377ad5e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-74ca-a4f6-935f419bada7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019e46ad-089d-7af4-87f0-78744dee7e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-74ca-a4f6-935f419bada7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-72b6-b4dd-319b0a1380f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-74ca-a4f6-935f419bada7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019e46ad-089d-72b6-b4dd-319b0a1380f9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f40-9e06-a5f967b8f89f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019e46ad-089d-719d-a3d9-b2f58da23aa2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f40-9e06-a5f967b8f89f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e46ad-089d-707d-962f-d09c86c28e97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f40-9e06-a5f967b8f89f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019e46ad-089d-707d-962f-d09c86c28e97" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e46ad-089d-72e7-a134-bd6bb9ccfae1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019e46ad-089d-7f40-9e06-a5f967b8f89f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019e46ad-089d-72e7-a134-bd6bb9ccfae1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019e46ad-089d-72bb-bf24-2bedfaf7d3c3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-a7af-2fec68d5d2ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-751c-be75-69d86989dd72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-a7af-2fec68d5d2ba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember_019e46ad-089d-7530-a542-1b7696d37328" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-7e0c-a7af-2fec68d5d2ba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableMember_019e46ad-089d-7530-a542-1b7696d37328" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-7082-9971-395ea02c9dc5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ae3-ba16-317bfb4e9493" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableGross_019e46ad-089d-7082-9971-395ea02c9dc5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet_019e46ad-089d-73af-8a2a-49d6fd636c97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ae3-ba16-317bfb4e9493" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet_019e46ad-089d-73af-8a2a-49d6fd636c97" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e46ad-089d-7e27-a00c-8cda948ccf5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7ae3-ba16-317bfb4e9493" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_019e46ad-089d-7e27-a00c-8cda948ccf5e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsLevel3ActivityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsLevel3ActivityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/FairValueofFinancialInstrumentsLevel3ActivityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems_019e46ad-089d-764c-a53f-64eddb559c18" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTable_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-b698-63158950210b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems_019e46ad-089d-764c-a53f-64eddb559c18" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTable_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-b698-63158950210b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTable_019e46ad-089d-7fd5-b698-63158950210b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e46ad-089d-7a24-81d7-93790ba75c25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_019e46ad-089d-7062-9361-914e2ae04758" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e46ad-089d-7a24-81d7-93790ba75c25" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember_019e46ad-089d-7655-99e7-2415e3fe5fa9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationByAssetClassDomain_019e46ad-089d-7a24-81d7-93790ba75c25" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceReceivablesMember_019e46ad-089d-7655-99e7-2415e3fe5fa9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7879-8a69-75696216aa74" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems_019e46ad-089d-764c-a53f-64eddb559c18" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7879-8a69-75696216aa74" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_019e46ad-089d-71bb-8cc7-274d4773eb73" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7879-8a69-75696216aa74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_019e46ad-089d-71bb-8cc7-274d4773eb73" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements_019e46ad-089d-71db-b9f3-d4d333083a62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7879-8a69-75696216aa74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements_019e46ad-089d-71db-b9f3-d4d333083a62" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e46ad-089d-7d81-a4d8-0524258ca121" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPeriodIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_019e46ad-089d-7879-8a69-75696216aa74" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPeriodIncreaseDecrease_019e46ad-089d-7d81-a4d8-0524258ca121" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue_019e46ad-089d-727a-80e2-4e6e83fcbd3d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/CommitmentsandContingenciesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7768-bb85-025f4e2ad8cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsTable_019e46ad-089d-7765-9668-c1f394e5f5fb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7768-bb85-025f4e2ad8cf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsTable_019e46ad-089d-7765-9668-c1f394e5f5fb" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsTable_019e46ad-089d-7765-9668-c1f394e5f5fb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d8f-a948-1cc48db2cfbe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_019e46ad-089d-7477-bada-30c9f4bf4e05" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d8f-a948-1cc48db2cfbe" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_TenantImprovementsAllowancesMember_019e46ad-089d-7c50-954b-e85a9b0eb8ac" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_TenantImprovementsAllowancesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d8f-a948-1cc48db2cfbe" xlink:to="loc_chct_TenantImprovementsAllowancesMember_019e46ad-089d-7c50-954b-e85a9b0eb8ac" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RedevelopmentProjectsMember_019e46ad-089d-74a6-b567-937d1cdeb9d8" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RedevelopmentProjectsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_chct_TenantImprovementsAllowancesMember_019e46ad-089d-7c50-954b-e85a9b0eb8ac" xlink:to="loc_chct_RedevelopmentProjectsMember_019e46ad-089d-74a6-b567-937d1cdeb9d8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_CapitalImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-7b25-892d-fbf166b9fa60" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_CapitalImprovementsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_019e46ad-089d-7d8f-a948-1cc48db2cfbe" xlink:to="loc_chct_CapitalImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-7b25-892d-fbf166b9fa60" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_CapitalImprovementsRedevelopmentProjectsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c66-8866-b7e67d0bc061" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_CapitalImprovementsRedevelopmentProjectsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_chct_CapitalImprovementsMember_019e46ad-089d-7b25-892d-fbf166b9fa60" xlink:to="loc_chct_CapitalImprovementsRedevelopmentProjectsMember_019e46ad-089d-7c66-8866-b7e67d0bc061" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitment_019e46ad-089d-7fd6-903e-5849079ca20e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7768-bb85-025f4e2ad8cf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitment_019e46ad-089d-7fd6-903e-5849079ca20e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_NumberOfProjects_019e46ad-089d-7b5c-a014-a9b2ef737235" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_NumberOfProjects"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7768-bb85-025f4e2ad8cf" xlink:to="loc_chct_NumberOfProjects_019e46ad-089d-7b5c-a014-a9b2ef737235" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://chct.reit/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#SubsequentEventsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://chct.reit/role/SubsequentEventsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7739-b189-efd236efbc4c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_019e46ad-089d-7eec-a7f6-7f36ee703301" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7739-b189-efd236efbc4c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_019e46ad-089d-7eec-a7f6-7f36ee703301" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_019e46ad-089d-7eec-a7f6-7f36ee703301" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-72c4-afc5-b591f40ae45f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019e46ad-089d-71ef-a76e-2f5f869f93e8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-72c4-afc5-b591f40ae45f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019e46ad-089d-7da8-a9ff-b00623c48c41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019e46ad-089d-72c4-afc5-b591f40ae45f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019e46ad-089d-7da8-a9ff-b00623c48c41" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_019e46ad-089d-7eec-a7f6-7f36ee703301" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa48d-7e5f-75f1-96d9-26e3180bb84b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_019fa48d-7e5f-7b38-8c5f-ec9ba7356e06" xlink:to="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa48d-7e5f-75f1-96d9-26e3180bb84b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ExecutiveOfficerMember_019fa48d-c9b7-79b3-b6c2-6d04c2fd90e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ExecutiveOfficerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_019fa48d-7e5f-75f1-96d9-26e3180bb84b" xlink:to="loc_srt_ExecutiveOfficerMember_019fa48d-c9b7-79b3-b6c2-6d04c2fd90e9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTable_019e46ad-089d-7eec-a7f6-7f36ee703301" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-74b1-84ba-aaf3570eeec2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019fa48f-1bba-707d-9e5a-905b70b60f2c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-74b1-84ba-aaf3570eeec2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_AbsoluteTSRUnitsMember_019fa48f-6ef1-7c00-8bae-fb96cb141328" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_AbsoluteTSRUnitsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-74b1-84ba-aaf3570eeec2" xlink:to="loc_chct_AbsoluteTSRUnitsMember_019fa48f-6ef1-7c00-8bae-fb96cb141328" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_RelativeTSRUnitsMember_019fa491-caee-70de-a7ad-3b74b3b484da" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_RelativeTSRUnitsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-74b1-84ba-aaf3570eeec2" xlink:to="loc_chct_RelativeTSRUnitsMember_019fa491-caee-70de-a7ad-3b74b3b484da" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_chct_TimeBasedTSRUnitsMember_019fa492-2e74-764b-9c5a-2ddfd8a0d443" xlink:href="chct-20260630.xsd#chct_TimeBasedTSRUnitsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019fa48f-1bba-74b1-84ba-aaf3570eeec2" xlink:to="loc_chct_TimeBasedTSRUnitsMember_019fa492-2e74-764b-9c5a-2ddfd8a0d443" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_019e46ad-089d-771f-91a4-a22cd83fa166" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7739-b189-efd236efbc4c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_019e46ad-089d-771f-91a4-a22cd83fa166" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019fa48d-4722-7319-b478-116eb2a04909" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventLineItems_019e46ad-089d-7739-b189-efd236efbc4c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_019fa48d-4722-7319-b478-116eb2a04909" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
