充值

chōngzhí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to top up (a card or account)
  2. 2 to recharge (prepaid account)

Examples

Wǒ xūyào gěi shǒujī chōngzhí.
I need to top up my phone.
Qǐng sǎomǎ chōngzhí yī bǎi kuài.
Please scan the code to top up 100 yuan.

Tips

culture
Ubiquitous in daily Chinese digital life — 充值 covers topping up phone credit, transit cards, game accounts, streaming subscriptions. In games/internet slang, 充值 = 'paying player' (whale), and 充值 ('top up for love') means spending money to support a favorite idol or creator.

Stroke Order

chōng
zhí