"pay in advance" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 提前付款

Definition

在收到商品或服務之前先付款，而不是事後付款。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於商業、酒店、網購或預訂。常用語有「需要提前付款」。適用於正式與非正式語境。『pay upfront』意義相近。

Examples

You must pay in advance for your hotel room.

你必須**提前付款**訂酒店房間。

We had to pay in advance for the concert tickets.

我們必須**提前付款**買演唱會門票。

You can’t order unless you pay in advance.

除非你**提前付款**，否則不能下單。

They wouldn't reserve the car unless I paid in advance.

除非我**提前付款**，他們才會預留那輛車。

For online courses, you usually have to pay in advance.

線上課程通常需要**提前付款**。

When renting equipment, it's standard to pay in advance.

租用設備時，通常要**提前付款**。