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Usage note

是表示支的意思。比如在超市买水果,妈妈可能会说:‘把这些苹果放进购物车里,回家后我们再钱。’

fù shì biǎoshì zhīfú de yìshēng. rúguǒ zài gǔsù mǎi guǒqi, māma huì kěnéng shuō: ‘zhèbān jièzi píngguǒ fàng jìn gòucūrén lǐ, huíjiā hòu wǒmen zài fù qián.’

付 means to pay. For example, when buying apples at a supermarket, your mom might say: 'Put these apples in the shopping cart; we will pay for them when we get home.'

Context note

通常用于描述支行为,比如在餐馆点餐后款,在网上购物时结账等。

fù tōngchéng yòngyú míngxué zìzhī, bǐrú zài cānsiǎn diǎndān hòu fùqián, zài wǎngshàng gòuwù shí jiēzhàng děng.

付 is commonly used to describe payment actions, such as paying after ordering food at a restaurant or checking out online.

5 examples

了钱,然后离开了。
wǒ fù le qián, rán hòu lí kāi le。
I paid and then left.
妈妈让我账。
mā ma ràng wǒ fù zhàng。
Mom asked me to pay the bill.
这个月的房租我已经过了。
zhè ge yuè de fáng zū wǒ yǐ jīng fù guò le。
I have already paid this month's rent.
请帮我一下单。
qǐng bāng wǒ fù yí xià dān。
Please help me pay the bill.
了钱,但是没有收到发票。
wǒ fù le qián, dàn shì méi yǒu shōu dào fā piào。
I paid, but did not receive an invoice.

5 mini stories

爸爸带我去超市买水果,我们把苹果放进购物车里,回家后我们要钱。
bà ba dài wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi shuǐ guǒ, wǒ men bǎ píng guǒ fàng jìn gòu wù chē lǐ, huí jiā hòu wǒ men yào fù qián。
Dad took me to the supermarket to buy fruit. We put the apples in the shopping cart, and when we got home, we had to pay.
妈妈教我用支款。我们点餐后,她教会了我如何使用手机支
mā ma jiào wǒ yòng zhī fù bǎo fù kuǎn。 wǒ men diǎn cān hòu, tā jiào huì le wǒ rú hé shǐ yòng shǒu jī zhī fù。
Mom taught me how to use Alipay to pay. After ordering our food, she showed me how to use my phone for payment.
我们在网上买了一本书,款后书很快就到了。
wǒ men zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yì běn shū, fù kuǎn hòu shū hěn kuài jiù dào le。
We bought a book online; after paying, the book arrived quickly.
了钱,但是服务员没有给我找零。
wǒ fù le qián, dàn shì fú wù yuán méi yǒu gěi wǒ zhǎo líng。
I paid, but the waiter did not give me change.
妈妈说她会帮我学费。
mā ma shuō tā huì bāng wǒ fù xué fèi。
Mom said she would pay for my tuition.

Mini dialogue

买文具

A
这些铅笔和本子一共多少钱?我来钱。
Zhèxiē qiānbǐ hé běnzi yīgòng duōshao qián? Wǒ lái fù qián.
How much are these pencils and notebooks in total? I'll pay.
B
一共十五元,你可以用手机
Yīgòng shíwǔ yuán, nǐ kěyǐ yòng shǒujī fù.
Fifteen yuan in total. You can pay with your phone.

请客

A
今天你请我吃冰淇淋,下次我来
Jīntiān nǐ qǐng wǒ chī bīngqílín, xià cì wǒ lái fù.
You treated me to ice cream today. Next time I'll pay.
B
好的,那就这么说定了!
Hǎo de, nà jiù zhème shuō dìng le!
Okay, it's a deal then!

Related words and contrasts

similar
支付
zhīfù
pay (more formal)

付 is casual; 支付 is often used in writing or apps.

opposite
shōu
receive (money)

付 means to give money; 收 means to get money.

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