Chinese word

储值卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǔ zhí kǎ

Meaning

  • nounprepaid card

Example

这张储值卡还能充值吗？zhè zhāng chǔ zhí kǎ hái néng chōng zhí ma

Can this prepaid card still be topped up?

Illustration for 储值卡 (prepaid card)

More examples

我用这张储值卡坐地铁。wǒ yòng zhè zhāng chǔ zhí kǎ zuò dì tiě

I use this prepaid card to ride the subway.

Core concept

A reusable payment medium whose spending draws down value loaded in advance.

Common phrases

  • 买储值卡mǎi chǔ zhí kǎ

    buy a prepaid card

  • 给储值卡充值gěi chǔ zhí kǎ chōng zhí

    top up a prepaid card

  • 用储值卡yòng chǔ zhí kǎ

    use a prepaid card

Similar words

储蓄卡chǔ xù kǎ: A card connected to a bank account for using deposited money.
信用卡xìn yòng kǎ: A card that allows payment first and repayment to the card company later.
电子钱包diàn zi qián bāo: An electronic wallet in a phone app for storing payment details and managing funds.

Definition in Chinese

可以是实体卡也可以是电子卡，先充值后消费，消费按卡内余额扣除，余额用完可再次充值，常见于交通和商家会员体系。ké yǐ shì shí tǐ kǎ yě ké yǐ shì diàn zi kǎ xiān chōng zhí hòu xiāo fèi xiāo fèi àn kǎ nèi yú é kòu chú yú é yòng wán kě zài cì chōng zhí cháng jiàn yú jiāo tōng hé shāng jiā huì yuán tǐ xì

Word origin

储值卡 (chǔzhíkǎ, "prepaid card") combines 储 (chǔ, "store") + 值 (zhí, "value") + 卡 (kǎ, "card"), describing a card that holds payment value before it is spent.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a bank card or credit card, it normally uses a separate prepaid balance rather than drawing directly on a bank account or borrowing money.

Other meanings

  • top-up cardnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 储值chǔ zhítop upverb
  • 储值机chǔ zhí jītop-up machinenoun
  • 储值账户chǔ zhí zhàng hùtop-up accountnoun

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