Chinese Conversation · Level 65
90 words
Chinese word
预约费
Pronunciation
Pinyinyù yuē fèi
Meaning
- nounreservation fee
Example
订位要付预约费吗？dìng wèi yào fù yù yuē fèi ma
Do you have to pay a reservation fee to reserve a table?
More examples
订酒店时，部分平台会收预约费。dìng jiǔ diàn shí bù fèn píng tái huì shōu yù yuē fèi
When booking a hotel, some platforms charge a reservation fee.
Core concept
Money put down before a booking so the promised place or service stays available.
Common phrases
支付预约费zhī fù yù yuē fèi
pay a reservation fee
收取预约费shōu qǔ yù yuē fèi
charge a reservation fee
免收预约费miǎn shōu yù yuē fèi
waive a reservation fee
Similar words
订金dìng jīn: Money paid before a booking or order, often deducted from the final amount owed.
定金dìng jīn: Money paid to secure a contract, which may not be returned if the contract is broken.
押金yā jīn: A refundable amount held during a rental to cover damage or loss of an item.
手续费shǒu xù fèi: A payment for handling a procedure or supplying a service, generally kept after payment.
Definition in Chinese
指为保证预定名额或服务而提前缴纳的费用，多用于热门场次、餐饮订位与挂号等情形，具体是否退还视商家或机构规定。zhǐ wèi bǎo zhèng yù dìng míng é huò fú wù ér tí qián jiǎo nà de fèi yòng duō yòng yú rè mén chǎng cì cān yǐn dìng wèi yǔ guà hào děng qíng xíng jù tǐ shì fǒu tuì huán shì shāng jiā huò jī gòu guī dìng
Word origin
预 (yù, "beforehand") + 约 (yuē, "arrange") create the idea of a booking, and 费 (fèi, "fee") adds the payment used to hold that booking.
Usage tips
- The important follow-up in everyday booking conversations is whether the amount is returned after cancellation, since that rule comes from the provider's terms rather than the noun itself.
Other meanings
- holding feenoun
Related words
- 预约yù yuēreserveverb
- 预约金yù yuē jīnreservation depositnoun