付款

fùkuǎn
verb HSK 7-9 #8,919

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a payment; to pay

Characters

Literally 'pay a sum.' is the action and is the money being paid.

Examples

Qǐngwèn kěyǐ yòng Wēixìn fùkuǎn ma?
Excuse me, can I pay with WeChat?
Wǒ yǐjīng fùkuǎn le, qǐng quèrèn yíxià.
I've already paid, please confirm.

Tips

usage
In China's cashless society, 扫码付款 (sǎomǎ fùkuǎn, 'scan code to pay') is the default way to pay for almost everything. You'll see 付款码 (fùkuǎnmǎ, payment QR code) on your WeChat or Alipay app.

Stroke Order

kuǎn