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首付

首付 (shǒu fù): Down payment (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

首付 consists of 2 characters.

first (occasion, thing etc.)

to pay, to hand over

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Word Info

Pinyinshǒu fù

Meaningdown payment

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word首付

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3.

How to Use 首付 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 首付 with other words naturally.

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 + Nounwith高额

gāo高

é额

shǒu首

fù付

Noun + Nounwith比例

shǒu首

fù付

bǐ比

lì例

4.

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.

yóu由

yú于

zī资

jīn金

zhōu周

zhuǎn转

kùn困

nán难

，

tā他

men们

zàn暂

shí时

wú无

fǎ法

zhī支

fù付

zhè这

bǐ笔

shǒu首

fù付

。

Due to difficulties in cash flow, they are temporarily unable to pay this down payment.

suī虽

rán然

shǒu首

fù付

yǐ已

jīng经

fù付

qīng清

，

dàn但

hòu后

xù续

de的

yuè月

gòng供

yā压

lì力

yī依

rán然

bù不

xiǎo小

。

Although the down payment has been paid off, the pressure from subsequent monthly installments is still significant.

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.

wǒ我

gēn跟

péng朋

yǒu友

shāng商

liáng量

zhe着

，

kàn看

néng能

bu不

néng能

yì一

qǐ起

còu凑

gòu够

chuàng创

yè业

de的

shǒu首

fù付

。

I'm discussing with my friend to see if we can pool together enough for the startup's down payment.

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元首yuán shǒuHSK 6
首要shǒu yàoHSK 6
首饰shǒu shìHSK 6
俯首fǔ shǒuHSK 7-9
回首huí shǒuHSK 7-9

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付款fù kuǎnHSK 4
支付zhī fùHSK 4
付出fù chūHSK 5
应付yìng fuHSK 5
对付duì fuHSK 6
交付jiāo fùHSK 7-9
托付tuō fùHSK 7-9
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