定洋

dìngyáng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 earnest money; deposit (commercial)

Examples

HSK 5
Qiān hétong shí xūyào jiāo yī bǐ dìngyáng.
You need to pay a deposit when signing the contract.
HSK 7-9
Rúguǒ fǎnhuǐ, dìngyáng shì bù tuì de.
If you back out, the earnest money is non-refundable.

Tips

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定洋 is older commercial usage - 洋 here means 'silver dollar' (洋钱 yángqián), an early-Republican-era term for a deposit paid in silver. Modern Mandarin much prefers 定金 (dìngjīn) or 押金 (yājīn). You'll meet 定洋 mostly in older texts or southern dialect.

Stroke Order

定 dìng
洋 yáng