返现

返現

fǎnxiàn

verb

Meanings

1 to give a cashback reward
2 cashback (n.)

Characters

(short for 现金) cash

Examples

用这张信用卡消费可以返现百分之一。

Yòng zhè zhāng xìnyòngkǎ xiāofèi kěyǐ fǎnxiàn bǎi fēn zhī yī.

Using this credit card gives you 1% cashback on purchases.

商家搞活动，满一百返现二十。

Shāngjiā gǎo huódòng, mǎn yìbǎi fǎnxiàn èrshí.

The store is running a promotion: spend 100 and get 20 cashback.

这个 App 每次下单都返现到余额里。

Zhè ge App měi cì xiàdān dōu fǎnxiàn dào yú'é lǐ.

This app gives cashback into your balance after every order.

Tips

history

A neologism from around 2009, born with the rise of e-commerce and mobile-payment promotions in China. Now everyday vocabulary on Taobao, JD, Meituan, and Alipay.

memory

返 (fǎn, return) + 现 (xiàn, cash) = return-the-cash. Maps perfectly onto English cashback.

Stroke Order

返 fǎn

现 xiàn