Chinese Conversation · Level 51
90 words
Chinese word
首付
Pronunciation
Pinyinshǒu fù
Meaning
- noundown payment
Example
买房要准备好首付。mǎi fáng yào zhǔn bèi hǎo shǒu fù
You need to have the down payment ready when buying a house.
More examples
父母帮他凑够了首付，他终于买下了第一套房。fù mǔ bāng tā còu gòu le shǒu fù tā zhōng yú mǎi xià le dì yí tào fáng
His parents helped him raise enough for the down payment, and he finally bought his first home.
Core concept
The first portion of a purchase price, paid upfront before the rest is paid or financed.
Common phrases
筹集首付chóu jí shǒu fù
raise a down payment
首付金额shǒu fù jīn é
down payment amount
Similar words
首付款shǒu fù kuǎn: Part of a property or high-value purchase price paid upfront at the time of contracting.
头款tóu kuǎn: A commonly spoken name for the upfront part of a purchase price.
定金dìng jīn: An advance payment securing a contract, which can be kept after a contract violation.
押金yā jīn: Money deposited as security for a rental or service and given back when the terms are fulfilled.
Definition in Chinese
在签订合同或办理贷款时，买方先行支付的一部分款项，通常作为购买总价的起始支付。zài qiān dìng hé tóng huò bàn lǐ dài kuǎn shí mǎi fāng xiān xíng zhī fù de yí bù fèn kuǎn xiàng tōng cháng zuò wéi gòu mǎi zǒng jià de qí shǐ zhī fù
Word origin
首付 (shǒufù, "down payment") combines 首 (shǒu, "first") + 付 (fù, "pay"), so the compound names the first payment toward a purchase.
Usage tips
- Practical conversations often focus on whether this initial cost is affordable, even when the total price is already known.
Opposites
- 尾款wéi kuǎnremaining balancenoun
Related words
- 首付额shǒu fù édown payment amountnoun
- 首付款shǒu fù kuǎndown paymentnoun