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title: "Dingjin Meaning: 定金 (dìngjīn) Means “deposit”"
description: "定金 (dìngjīn) means “deposit; down payment”. Hear its tones, see what 定 and 金 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 定金 mean?

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定金 dìngjīn

## deposit; down payment

## Its characters

1. 定 dìng to fix
2. 金 jīn gold

## In a sentence

买这辆车要先交一千块定金。 To buy this car you first pay a deposit of a thousand yuan.

[More about 定金](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AE%9A%E9%87%91)

## More words with 定 or 金

- [安定 āndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anding)
- [必定 bìdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biding)
- [不定 bùdìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buding)
- [裁定 cáidìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiding)
- [奠定 diàndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianding)
- [定价 dìngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjia)
- [定居 dìngjū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingju)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)
- [定时 dìngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingshi)
- [定位 dìngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingwei)

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