"installments" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 分期付款
• 分期

Definition

分期付款指的是将总金额分成若干期定期付款。每期支付一部分，直到全部金额付清为止。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在贷款、购物和大额支付场景最常用，多用于表达“分期付款”。在英文口语中常说“pay in installments”。注意英文中还可以表示“分集/篇章”，但此处主要指付款相关。

Examples

She paid for the phone in monthly installments.

她用每月**分期付款**买了手机。

You can buy this sofa in six installments.

你可以分六期**分期付款**购买这张沙发。

My car loan has twelve installments left.

我的汽车贷款还剩十二期**分期**。

I prefer to pay for big purchases in installments so it doesn’t hurt my budget.

我喜欢把大件商品**分期付款**，这样对我的预算没压力。

All the installments are automatically deducted from my account each month.

所有的**分期付款**每月都会自动从我的账户扣除。

He missed two installments and had to pay a late fee.

他漏付了两期**分期**，所以被收了滞纳金。