Chinese word

缴纳

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎo nà

Meaning

  • verbpay

Example

请按时缴纳会费。qǐng àn shí jiǎo nà huì fèi

Please pay the membership fee on time.

Illustration for 缴纳 (pay)

More examples

在缴纳税款时要保留好收据。zài jiǎo nà shuì kuǎn shí yào bǎo liú hǎo shōu jù

When paying taxes, be sure to keep the receipt.

Core concept

A formal transfer of money or goods to an institution that is supposed to receive them.

Common phrases

  • 缴纳会费jiǎo nà huì fèi

    pay membership fees

  • 缴纳税款jiǎo nà shuì kuǎn

    pay taxes

  • 缴纳保证金jiǎo nà bǎo zhèng jīn

    pay a security deposit

Similar words

支付zhī fù: Settle a price or charge by paying with cash or through a bank.
缴费jiǎo fèi: Pay an official fee so that a required procedure can be completed.
付款fù kuǎn: Give money in payment for a product or service.
交纳jiāo nà: Formally submit required fees or documents to the receiving office.

Definition in Chinese

向有关方面正式交付应付的费用或物品，常用于税费或会费等场合。xiàng yǒu guān fāng miàn zhèng shì jiāo fù yìng fù de fèi yòng huò wù pǐn cháng yòng yú shuì fèi huò huì fèi děng chǎng hé

Word origin

缴纳 (jiǎonà, "to pay") combines 缴 (jiǎo, "hand over") and 纳 (nà, "receive"), linking the payer's transfer with the recipient's acceptance.

Usage tips

  • Its formal tone makes it useful for understanding bills, notices, and membership paperwork, while ordinary conversation often uses less administrative wording for casual purchases.

Opposites

Related words

  • 缴费jiǎo fèipay feesverb
  • 预缴yù jiǎoprepayverb
  • 缴款jiáo kuǎnpaymentnoun

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