首付 (shǒu fù) — down payment | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

首付 is the non-refundable down payment on a big purchase (house, car). Unlike 押金 (a refundable security deposit), it is kept by the seller.

noun

down payment

Examples

，首付。
Mǎi zhè tào fáng, shǒu fù yào fù sān shí wàn.
To buy this house, the down payment is 300,000.
首付。
Tā men zhèng zài cún qián zhǔn bèi mǎi chē shǒu fù.
They are saving money to prepare the down payment for a car.
首付。
Zhè ge yín háng yāo qiú shǒu fù zhì shǎo bǎi fēn zhī èr shí.
This bank requires at least a 20% down payment.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

付fùpayment

首 means first and 付 means payment, so it is the first payment made.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from an old drawing of an animal's head, showing a long mouth and horns; the version with hair became 首.

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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Finance & Banking

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