保证金 (bǎo zhèng jīn) — (general) security deposit, cash deposit (money placed as a guarantee); (real estate) down payment, earnest money; (law) bail
Definition
Money paid upfront as a guarantee — most commonly a rental security deposit or a real estate down payment, and also the cash paid for criminal bail.
noun
(general) security depositcash deposit (money placed as a guarantee)(real estate) down paymentearnest money(law) bail
Examples
- ，保证金。Zū fáng shí, nǐ xū yào xiān jiāo liǎng gè yuè de bǎo zhèng jīn.When renting a house, you need to first pay two months' security deposit.
- 保证金。Mǎi zhè tào fáng zi xū yào xiān fù bǎi fēn zhī èr shí de bǎo zhèng jīn.To buy this house, you need to first pay a twenty percent down payment.
- 保证金。Fǎ guān yāo qiú tā jiāo shí wàn yuán bǎo zhèng jīn cái néng zàn shí bèi shì fàng.The judge required him to pay a bail of one hundred thousand yuan to be temporarily released.
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