订金 (dìng jīn) — deposit, earnest money, down payment

Definition

Examples

• 买房时要先交订金。
  Mǎi fáng shí yào xiān jiāo dìng jīn.
  When buying a house, you need to pay a deposit first.
• 租房一般要付订金。
  Zū fáng yì bān yào fù dìng jīn.
  When renting, you usually need to pay a deposit.
• 订货时，公司要求先付订金。
  Dìng huò shí, gōng sī yāo qiú xiān fù dìng jīn.
  When ordering goods, the company requires an initial payment.