Chinese word

分次

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn cì

Meaning

  • adverbin installments

Example

这笔费用可以分次支付。zhè bǐ fèi yòng ké yǐ fēn cì zhī fù

This fee can be paid in installments.

Illustration for 分次 (in installments)

More examples

可以分次付款，先付一部分，剩下的再分次付清。ké yǐ fēn cì fù kuǎn xiān fù yí bù fèn shèng xià de zài fēn cì fù qīng

You can pay in installments, paying part first and then paying off the rest in installments.

Core concept

A whole task or amount moves forward through separate portions, one portion at a time.

Common phrases

  • 分次支付fēn cì zhī fù

    pay in installments

  • 分次付款fēn cì fù kuǎn

    pay in installments

Similar words

分期fēn qī: Paying or handling something in fixed installments or scheduled stages.
分批fēn pī: Handling items or tasks in separate batches, one group at a time.
多次duō cì: Doing the same thing many times.
逐次zhú cì: Doing things successively, one at a time in a set order.

Definition in Chinese

把某件事情或款项拆成若干次完成，每次只进行一部分。bǎ mǒu jiàn shì qíng huò kuǎn xiàng chāi chéng ruò gān cì wán chéng měi cì zhǐ jìn xíng yí bù fèn

Word origin

分 (fēn, "divide") + 次 (cì, "time or sequence") presents an action as divided across several separate rounds.

Usage tips

  • As an adverb, it normally comes before the action verb, so it frames the action as happening in separate rounds rather than all at once.

Other meanings

  • successivelyadverb
  • in orderadverb

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