What does 订金 mean in Chinese?

订金 (dìng jīn) means "an initial payment; earnest money; deposit" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 订金?

订金 is pronounced "dìng jīn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

订金 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

订金 is made up of the characters 订, 金. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 订金 using our stroke order tool.

订金

dìng jīn

an initial payment; earnest money; deposit

Traditional: 訂金

你需要先付订金。

Nǐ xūyào xiān fù dìngjīn

You need to pay the deposit first

订金 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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