Chinese word

未付

Pronunciation

Pinyinwèi fù

Meaning

  • verbnot pay

Example

我还未付房租。wǒ hái wèi fù fáng zū

I have not paid the rent yet.

Illustration for 未付 (not pay)

More examples

公司上个月的工资还未付。gōng sī shàng gè yuè de gōng zī hái wèi fù

The company has not paid last month's wages yet.

Core concept

An amount due remains open because the expected payment has not reached the recipient.

Common phrases

  • 未付房租wèi fù fáng zū

    not pay rent

  • 未付账单wèi fù zhàng dān

    not pay a bill

  • 未付学费wèi fù xué fèi

    not pay tuition

Similar words

还没付hái méi fù: Says casually that someone still has not paid.
未支付wèi zhī fù: Indicates in written records or system displays that payment remains incomplete.

Definition in Chinese

用于账务或通知中，指应付金额尚未履行支付的状态。yòng yú zhàng wù huò tōng zhī zhōng zhǐ yìng fù jīn é shàng wèi lǚ xíng zhī fù de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The compound uses 未 (wèi, "not yet") + 付 (fù, "hand over or pay") to mark a payment that remains incomplete.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, a full spoken clause is usually more natural than this compact written label; bills, notices, and account records use the compact form to mark an outstanding amount.

Other meanings

  • nonpaymentnoun
  • arrearsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 未付款wèi fù kuǎnnonpaymentnoun

Word lists with this word