分期付款

fēnqī fùkuǎn

verb #19,389

Meanings

1 to pay in installments
2 installment plan

Characters

to divide; to separate

Examples

这台电脑可以分期付款吗？

Zhè tái diànnǎo kěyǐ fēnqī fùkuǎn ma?

Can I pay for this computer in installments?

他选择了十二个月的分期付款。

Tā xuǎnzé le shí'èr gè yuè de fēnqī fùkuǎn.

He chose a twelve-month installment plan.

Tips

memory

分期 (divided into periods) + 付款 (make payment) — literally 'pay in divided periods,' i.e. installment payments.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

期 qī

付 fù

款 kuǎn