Chinese word

自动扣款

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì dòng kòu kuǎn

Meaning

  • nounautomatic debit

Example

每月订阅费会自动扣款。měi yuè dìng yuè fèi huì zì dòng kòu kuǎn

The monthly subscription fee is automatically debited.

Illustration for 自动扣款 (automatic debit)

More examples

请在银行确认是否开启了自动扣款。qǐng zài yín háng què rèn shì fǒu kāi qǐ le zì dòng kòu kuǎn

Please confirm with the bank whether automatic debit is enabled.

Core concept

Money moves from the payer's selected account as part of a preset payment process, with the system carrying out the deduction.

Common phrases

  • 每月自动扣款měi yuè zì dòng kòu kuǎn

    monthly automatic debit

  • 银行自动扣款yín háng zì dòng kòu kuǎn

    bank automatic debit

  • 设置自动扣款shè zhì zì dòng kòu kuǎn

    set up automatic debit

Similar words

自动扣费zì dòng kòu fèi: Automatic charging of a contracted or recurring fee through a registered payment method.
自动支付zì dòng zhī fù: A payment arrangement that completes a payment automatically without manual action.
直接扣款zhí jiē kòu kuǎn: Direct deduction of an amount from the payer's bank account by the receiving party.

Definition in Chinese

基于授权或既定条件，由系统自动从指定账户扣除应支付金额的一种付款方式。jī yú shòu quán huò jì dìng tiáo jiàn yóu xì tǒng zì dòng cóng zhǐ dìng zhàng hù kòu chú yīng zhī fù jīn é de yì zhǒng fù kuǎn fāng shì

Word origin

The compound combines 自动 (zìdòng, "automatic") with 扣款 (kòukuǎn, "payment deduction") to show that taking the due funds happens as part of an arranged process.

Usage tips

  • Checking the linked account and the cancellation or authorization settings matters because stopping a future charge can be separate from paying an existing bill.

Other meanings

  • direct debitnoun

Opposites

  • 手动支付shǒu dòng zhī fùmanual paymentnoun
  • 一次性付款yí cì xìng fù kuǎnone-time paymentnoun

Related words

  • 自动扣款服务zì dòng kòu kuǎn fú wùautomatic debit servicenoun
  • 自动扣款设置zì dòng kòu kuǎn shè zhìautomatic debit settingsnoun

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