Chinese word

分期付款

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn qī fù kuǎn

Meaning

  • nouninstallment payment

Example

我想用分期付款买这部手机。wǒ xiǎng yòng fēn qī fù kuǎn mǎi zhè bù shǒu jī

I want to buy this phone with installment payments.

Illustration for 分期付款 (installment payment)

More examples

商店能接受分期付款吗？shāng diàn néng jiē shòu fēn qī fù kuǎn ma

Can the store accept installment payments?

Core concept

A payment arrangement that spreads one total cost across set time periods instead of paying it all at once.

Common phrases

  • 选择分期付款方式xuǎn zé fēn qī fù kuǎn fāng shì

    select an installment payment method

  • 用分期付款购买yòng fēn qī fù kuǎn gòu mǎi

    buy with installment payments

  • 分期付款计划fēn qī fù kuǎn jì huà

    installment payment plan

Similar words

分期fēn qī: The practice of splitting a payment into several scheduled parts.
信用卡分期xìn yòng kǎ fēn qī: An installment plan that uses a credit card to spread the cost over several payments.
首付shǒu fù: The first part of a purchase price paid when buying something.
月供yuè gōng: The amount paid each month on a loan or installment plan.

Definition in Chinese

把应付的款项分成若干期，按期逐次支付的一种付款方式。bǎ yìng fù de kuǎn xiàng fēn chéng ruò gān qī àn qī zhú cì zhī fù de yì zhǒng fù kuǎn fāng shì

Word origin

分 (fēn, "divide") + 期 (qī, "period") + 付 (fù, "pay") + 款 (kuǎn, "sum of money") describes dividing a payment into periods and paying each part in turn.

Usage tips

  • In everyday buying, a stated monthly amount may not equal the final cost, because interest, service fees, or a down payment can change the total.

Other meanings

  • installment plannoun

Opposites

  • 一次性付款yí cì xìng fù kuǎnone-time paymentnoun
  • 全额付款quán é fù kuǎnpayment in fullnoun

Related words

  • 分期还款fēn qī huán kuǎnrepayment in installmentsnoun
  • 分期利息fēn qī lì xīinterest on installment paymentsnoun

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