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兑现 (duì xiàn) — to cash (a check, voucher, etc.); to honor (a promise, commitment)

Definition

兑现 is a verb meaning to redeem or fulfill something (cash a check, deliver on a promise/bonus). The 现金 sibling is the noun "cash" itself — don't confuse the verb 兑现 (to cash) with 现金 (cash).

verb
to cash (a check, voucher, etc.)to honor (a promise, commitment)

Examples

  • 兑现。
    Zhè zhāng zhī piào kě yǐ zài yín háng duì xiàn.
    This check can be cashed at the bank.
  • 兑现。
    Tā chéng nuò de shì qing yí dìng huì duì xiàn.
    He will definitely honor the things he promised.
  • 兑现。
    Gōng sī bǎo zhèng duì xiàn yuán gōng de jiǎng jīn.
    The company guarantees that employees' bonuses will be paid out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

兑duìexchange
现xiàncash

兑 means to exchange, and 现 means cash, so it describes turning something into cash or making a promise real.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兌; 兑 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 兌 combines 人, 口, and 八, showing a person's mouth with marks above, read as speech or as a smiling mouth. The simplified 兑 is not the form described here.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 现 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Finance & Banking

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