定 金

dìng jīndictionary entry

down payment / advance payment

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

定金定金 [ding4 jin1] /down payment/advance payment/

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定
dìng
to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely
金
jīn
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]
Jīn
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

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