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title: "Yajin Meaning: 押金 (yājīn) Means “deposit”"
description: "押金 (yājīn) means “deposit; security deposit”. Hear its tones, see what 押 and 金 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yajin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 押金 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

押金 yājīn

## deposit; security deposit

## Its characters

1. 押 yā to pawn
2. 金 jīn gold

## In a sentence

租房子要先交一个月押金。 To rent the apartment you first pay a month's deposit.

[More about 押金](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%BC%E9%87%91)

## More words with 押 or 金

- [定金 dìngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingjin)
- [抵押 dǐyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diya)
- [黄金 huángjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huangjin)
- [奖金 jiǎngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangjin)
- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [基金 jījīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jijin)
- [金额 jīn’é](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jine)
- [金牌 jīnpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinpai)
- [金钱 jīnqián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqian)
- [金融 jīnróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinrong)

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