Chinese word

货到付款

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuò dào fù kuǎn

Meaning

  • nouncash on delivery

Example

我想用货到付款的方式。wǒ xiǎng yòng huò dào fù kuǎn de fāng shì

I would like to use cash on delivery.

Illustration for 货到付款 (cash on delivery)

More examples

这家店支持货到付款吗？zhè jiā diàn zhī chí huò dào fù kuǎn ma

Does this store accept cash on delivery?

Core concept

A transaction where the goods and the payment meet at the delivery handoff.

Common phrases

  • 支持货到付款zhī chí huò dào fù kuǎn

    accept cash on delivery

  • 使用货到付款shǐ yòng huò dào fù kuǎn

    use cash on delivery

  • 选择货到付款xuǎn zé huò dào fù kuǎn

    select cash on delivery

Similar words

到付dào fù: A delivery term requiring the recipient to pay when a package is received.
现金支付xiàn jīn zhī fù: Payment made with physical cash.
预付款yù fù kuǎn: Payment for goods made partly or fully before they are delivered.

Definition in Chinese

买方在货物送达时向送货员或卖方支付货款的付款方式。mǎi fāng zài huò wù sòng dá shí xiàng sòng huò yuán huò mài fāng zhī fù huò kuǎn de fù kuǎn fāng shì

Word origin

货 (huò, "goods") + 到 (dào, "arrive") + 付 (fù, "pay") + 款 (kuǎn, "sum of money") forms a compact sequence in which arriving goods trigger payment.

Usage tips

  • In online ordering, sellers can attach separate delivery fees or limits to this arrangement, so the payment timing does not describe the whole deal.

Other meanings

  • collect on deliverynoun

Opposites

  • 预付款yù fù kuǎnpayment in advancenoun

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