Chinese word

代付

Pronunciation

Pinyindài fù

Meaning

  • verbpay for someone

Example

朋友帮我代付了电影票。péng yǒu bāng wǒ dài fù le diàn yǐng piào

My friend paid for my movie ticket.

Illustration for 代付 (pay for someone)

More examples

我可以帮你代付这笔费用。wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ dài fù zhè bǐ fèi yòng

I can pay this expense for you.

Core concept

A payer steps into another person's place at checkout, settling the bill while repayment may happen later.

Common phrases

  • 帮我代付bāng wǒ dài fù

    pay for me

  • 可以代付吗ké yǐ dài fù ma

    Can you pay for me

  • 我来代付wǒ lái dài fù

    I'll pay for you

Similar words

替tì: Acting in place of someone else.
帮bāng: Helping someone by taking action for them.
垫付diàn fù: Covering a payment from personal funds until the other person repays it.
代缴dài jiǎo: Making required payments such as fees or taxes for another person or organization.

Definition in Chinese

代替他人进行支付，付款人代为履行支付义务，款项可由被代付者事后偿还或由第三方承担。dài tì tā rén jìn xíng zhī fù fù kuǎn rén dài wéi lǚ xíng zhī fù yì wù kuǎn xiàng kě yóu bèi dài fù zhě shì hòu cháng huán huò yóu dì sān fāng chéng dān

Word origin

The compound 代 (dài, "in place of") + 付 (fù, "pay or hand over") describes payment carried out on another person's behalf.

Usage tips

  • In English, paying for someone can sound like a gift, but this Chinese verb also covers a temporary advance that the other person later repays.

Other meanings

  • front the moneyverb

Opposites

  • 自付zì fùpay for oneselfverb

Related words

  • 代付服务dài fù fú wùpay-on-behalf servicenoun

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