Chinese Conversation · Level 75
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Chinese word
电子支付
Pronunciation
Pinyindiàn zi zhī fù
Meaning
- nounelectronic payment
Example
很多年轻人只用电子支付，很少带现金。hěn duō nián qīng rén zhǐ yòng diàn zi zhī fù hén shǎo dài xiàn jīn
Many young people use only electronic payments and rarely carry cash.
More examples
现在很多商店都支持电子支付，结账更方便。xiàn zài hěn duō shāng diàn dōu zhī chí diàn zi zhī fù jié zhàng gèng fāng biàn
Nowadays, many stores accept electronic payments, making checkout more convenient.
Core concept
A buyer and seller settle a transaction by moving digital records rather than handing over physical money.
Common phrases
使用电子支付shǐ yòng diàn zi zhī fù
use electronic payment
接受电子支付jiē shòu diàn zi zhī fù
accept electronic payment
开通电子支付kāi tōng diàn zi zhī fù
activate electronic payment
Similar words
移动支付yí dòng zhī fù: Payment made with a mobile device through an app or QR code.
网上支付wǎng shàng zhī fù: Payment made on the internet through a website or app.
银行卡支付yín háng kǎ zhī fù: Payment made using details from a card issued by a bank.
无现金支付wú xiàn jīn zhī fù: Payment made without handing over cash, using a card or electronic method.
Definition in Chinese
利用互联网、近场通信或移动应用等电子手段进行付款或收款的支付形式，以电子记录替代现金流通为特征。lì yòng hù lián wǎng jìn chǎng tōng xìn huò yí dòng yìng yòng děng diàn zi shǒu duàn jìn xíng fù kuǎn huò shōu kuǎn de zhī fù xíng shì yǐ diàn zi jì lù tì dài xiàn jīn liú tōng wèi tè zhēng
Word origin
电子支付 (diànzizhīfù, "electronic payment") is built from 电子 (diànzǐ, "electronic") + 支付 (zhīfù, "make a payment"), linking the idea of digital processing with the act of paying.
Usage tips
- A payment-method question may use this broad term before naming an app such as Alipay or WeChat Pay, which separates the method from the service.
Other meanings
- cashless paymentnoun
Opposites
- 现金支付xiàn jīn zhī fùcash paymentnoun
Related words
- 电子支付方式diàn zi zhī fù fāng shìelectronic payment methodnoun
- 电子支付平台diàn zi zhī fù píng táielectronic payment platformnoun
- 电子支付服务diàn zi zhī fù fú wùelectronic payment servicenoun