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首付 (shǒu fù): Down payment (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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首 • shǒu • first (occasion, thing etc.) • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shǒu
首
first (occasion, thing etc.)
付 • fù • to pay, to hand over • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
fù
付
to pay, to hand over
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 首付.
Words with
首
首先
shǒu xiān
first
首都
shǒu dū
capital (city)
首次
shǒu cì
first
元首
yuán shǒu
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head of a state; chief executive
首要
shǒu yào
of the first importance;chief
首饰
shǒu shì
head ornament
俯首
fǔ shǒu
Bow
回首
huí shǒu
Look back / turn back
Words with
付
付款
fù kuǎn
pay a sum of money
支付
zhī fù
to pay (money)
付出
fù chū
to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
应付
yìng fu
deal with; cope with; handle
对付
duì fu
deal with; cope with; tackle
交付
jiāo fù
Hand over
托付
tuō fù
Entrust / Assign
付清
fù qīng
pay off; pay in full
4.
How to Use 首付 in Sentences
Verb + Object
jiàng
降
dī
低
shǒu
首
fù
付
neutral
reduce the down payment
zhī
支
fù
付
shǒu
首
fù
付
neutral
pay the down payment
Adjective + Noun
with
高额
gāo
高
é
额
shǒu
首
fù
付
Noun + Noun
with
比例
shǒu
首
fù
付
bǐ
比
lì
例
5.
Example Sentences with 首付
wǒ
我
fù
付
le
了
fáng
房
zi
子
de
的
shǒu
首
neutral
high down payment
formal
down payment ratio
fù
付
。
I paid the down payment for the house.
zhè
这
tào
套
gōng
公
yù
寓
de
的
shǒu
首
fù
付
bǐ
比
lì
例
gāo
高
dá
达
sì
四
chéng
成
，
chāo
超
chū
出
le
了
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
yù
预
suàn
算
。
The down payment ratio for this apartment is as high as 40%, exceeding our budget.
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
suàn
算
shén
什
me
么
shí
时
hòu
候
jiāo
交
nà
那
tào
套
fáng
房
zi
子
de
的
shǒu
首
fù
付
ne
呢
？
When do you plan to pay the down payment for that house?
mǎi
买
xīn
新
chē
车
xū
需
yào
要
xiān
先
fù
付
3
0
%
de
的
shǒu
首
fù
付
。
Buying a new car requires a 30% down payment first.
wèi
为
le
了
còu
凑
qí
齐
shǒu
首
fù
付
，
tā
他
shěng
省
chī
吃
jiǎn
俭
yòng
用
le
了
hǎo
好
jǐ
几
nián
年
。
To save up for the down payment, he lived frugally for several years.
