Usage note
充值表示往账户里加钱或加值。
chōng zhí biǎo shì wǎng zhàng hù lǐ jiā qián huò jiā zhí。
充值 means to add money or credit to an account.
Context note
充值常用于手机、卡和账户。
chōng zhí cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 kǎ hé zhàng hù。
It is often used with phones, cards, and accounts.
5 examples
请先充值。
qǐng xiān chōng zhí。
Please recharge first.
我给手机充值了。
wǒ gěi shǒu jī chōng zhí le。
I recharged my phone.
这个卡需要充值。
zhè ge kǎ xū yào chōng zhí。
This card needs to be recharged.
充值后才能使用。
chōng zhí hòu cái néng shǐ yòng。
You can use it after recharging.
他去便利店充值。
tā qù biàn lì diàn chōng zhí。
He went to the convenience store to recharge.
5 mini stories
他们在网上给账号充值。
tā men zài wǎng shàng gěi zhàng hào chōng zhí。
They recharged the account online.
孩子问妈妈怎么充值。
hái zi wèn mā ma zěn me chōng zhí。
The child asked Mom how to recharge.
他忘了充值，手机不能用了。
tā wàng le chōng zhí， shǒu jī bù néng yòng le。
He forgot to recharge, and the phone could not be used.
老师让大家先充值再使用。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā xiān chōng zhí zài shǐ yòng。
The teacher asked everyone to recharge first before using.
充值过程很简单。
chōng zhí guò chéng hěn jiǎn dān。
The recharge process is very simple.
Mini dialogue
手机没费
A
我的手机要充值了。
Wǒ de shǒujī yào chōngzhí le.
My phone needs to be recharged.
B
你可以用妈妈的手机帮你充值。
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng māma de shǒujī bāng nǐ chōngzhí.
You can use mom's phone to recharge it for you.
公交卡
A
公交卡在哪里充值？
Gōngjiāo kǎ zài nǎlǐ chōngzhí?
Where can I recharge the bus card?
B
地铁站可以充值。
Dìtiě zhàn kěyǐ chōngzhí.
You can recharge it at the subway station.
Related words and contrasts
related
付钱
fù qián
pay money
充值 is a way to pay in advance
related
充值卡
chōngzhíkǎ
recharge card
a card used to 充值