to pay (money) in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 支付 with this easy mnemonic:

If you break one branch (支) on my tree, you'll have to pay (付) for the whole thing.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 付
• 支

• 对付
• 付出
• 应付
• 支持
• 支票
• 支援
• 支付

The reading of 支付 is zhī fù.

You can remember how to say 支付 with this useful mnemonic:

Geez (zhī), who would be foolish (fù) enough to damage your tree?

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like to pay (money) and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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