押金
yā jīn
Pinyin

Definition

押金
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yā jīn
  1. deposit
  2. down payment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

现金
xiàn jīn
  1. 1 cash
资金
zī jīn
  1. 1 funds
  2. 2 funding
  3. 3 capital
金
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
金刚
Jīn gāng
  1. 1 King Kong
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)

Idioms (20)

一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight

Sample Sentences

意思是一个月的租金两千五百块当做押金，房租三个月付一次，可以接受吗？
yìsi shì yī gè yuè de zūjīn liǎng qiān wǔbǎi kuài dàngzuò yājīn ，fángzū sān ge yuè fù yīcì ，kěyǐ jiēshòu ma ？
It means that you pay a month's rent, RMB2500, as a deposit, and then you pay rent once every three months. Is that OK for you?
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我上周找好了新的房子准备下个月搬家的，结果房东不退我押金。
wǒ shàngzhōu zhǎohǎo le xīnde fángzi zhǔnbèi xià gè yuè bānjiā de ，jiéguǒ fángdōng bù tuì wǒ yājīn 。
Last week I found a new apartment and I was preparing to move next month. It turns out the landlord won't give me back my deposit.
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到期了。可是他说房子被我用旧了，不退押金了。
dàoqī le 。kěshì tā shuō fángzi bèi wǒ yòng jiù le ，bù tuì yājīn le 。
It's finished. But he says that I've worn out the apartment. He won't give the deposit back.
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押金多少钱？
yājīn duōshǎo qián ？
How much was the deposit?
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有，去那边登记交押金。
yǒu ，qù nàbiān dēngjì jiāo yājīn 。
Yes, you can register there and hand over a deposit.
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加押金一共是2000美金。
jiā yājīn yīgòng shì liǎng qiān měijīn 。
Including deposit, your total altogether is 2000 dollars.
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租金是每个月五千，付三押一。押金以后会还给你的。
zūjīn shì měi ge yuè wǔ qiān ，fù sān yā yī 。yājīn yǐhòu huì huángěi nǐ de 。
The rent is 5,000 a month and you'll need to pay 3 months up front with a 1 month deposit. The deposit will be given back to you later.
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给你一百。押金二十，充八十。
gěi nǐ yībǎi 。yājīn èrshí ，chōng bāshí 。
Here's 100. 20 for the deposit and 80 on the card.
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押金二十。
yājīn èrshí 。
The deposit is 20.
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50块一年，还需要交1000块押金。
wǔshí kuài yī nián ，hái xūyào jiāo yīqiān kuai yājīn 。
50 RMB a year, and a 1000 RMB cash deposit.
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