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定金 (dìng jīn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

定金 (dìng jīn) is a Chinese word: deposit. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 定金

名 míng noun

deposit

他付了一万元定金预订了那辆车。

tā fù le yī wàn yuán dìng jīn yù dìng le nà liàng chē

He paid a 10,000 yuan deposit to reserve that car.

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Word breakdown

定 dìng — to fix, to settle

金 jīn — money

Structure & writing
1 定 dìng — calm; stable
定 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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Stroke order

2 金 jīn — gold (metallic element, symbol Au)

金 is not used as a component in any other character.

金 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order