Chinese word

补差价

Pronunciation

Pinyinbǔ chā jià

Meaning

  • verbpay the difference

Example

我需要补差价吗？wǒ xū yào bǔ chā jià ma

Do I need to pay the difference?

Illustration for 补差价 (pay the difference)

More examples

我在网上补差价了。wǒ zài wǎng shàng bǔ chā jià le

I paid the difference online.

Core concept

A payment catches up with a higher price when a purchase or its specifications change.

Common phrases

  • 需要补差价xū yào bǔ chā jià

    need to pay the difference

  • 在网上补差价zài wǎng shàng bǔ chā jià

    pay the difference online

  • 当面补差价dāng miàn bǔ chā jià

    pay the difference in person

Similar words

补差额bǔ chā é: Pay the extra money needed to cover a difference in price.
补款bǔ kuǎn: Pay later to cover money that was missing from an earlier payment.

Definition in Chinese

支付因商品、服务或规格变更而产生的价差，用以补足原来付款不足的部分。zhī fù yīn shāng pǐn fú wù huò guī gé biàn gēng ér chǎn shēng de jià chā yòng yǐ bǔ zú yuán lái fù kuǎn bù zú de bù fèn

Word origin

补差价 (bǔchàjià, "pay the difference") joins 补 (bǔ, "make up") to 差 (chà, "difference") + 价 (jià, "price"), creating the idea of covering a price gap with an extra payment.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, "difference" can sound like a comparison rather than money owed, but this Chinese verb phrase treats the gap as a concrete amount added to the bill.

Other meanings

  • pay an extra chargeverb
  • make up the shortfallverb

Opposites

  • 退差价tuì chā jiàrefund the price differenceverb

Related words

  • 差价chā jiàprice differencenoun
  • 补差额bǔ chā éamount needed to make up the differencenoun

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