付款 (fù kuǎn) — to pay (a sum of money) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

付款 (fù kuǎn) focuses on completing a payment — the actual transfer of money, not the broader transaction. Pairs naturally with 方式/方式/扫码; differs from 付 (pay a person/bill) by emphasizing the act of making a payment.

verb

to pay (a sum of money)

Examples

付款？
Kě yǐ yòng shǒu jī fù kuǎn ma?
Can I pay by phone?
，。
Wǒ yǐ jīng fù le kuǎn, qǐng fā huò ba.
I've already paid; please ship it.
付款，。
Zhè jiā diàn zhī chí sǎo mǎ fù kuǎn, hěn fāng biàn.
This store supports scan-to-pay, very convenient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

付, meaning pay, and 款, meaning money, combine to mean pay a sum of money.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

亻人rénperson
又又yòuhand

付 pairs 亻 (person) with 又 (hand), showing a person handing something to someone.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànlacking, desire

Sound part声符shēngfú

柰

柰nài款kuǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 Business & Commerce Money & Currency

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