Security deposit in Chinese
security deposit · HSK 5
押金
- 押 to pawn
- 金 gold
租房子要先交一个月押金。 To rent the apartment you first pay a month's deposit.
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How do you say security deposit in Chinese?
Security deposit in Chinese is 押金 (yā jīn).
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