"pay down" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 還清（部分債務）
• 償還

Definition

支付部分你所欠債務的總額，例如貸款或房貸，以減少未還餘額。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多於金融領域，表示部分還款，而非全部清償。經常搭配金額使用，如 'pay down $10000'。較正式，日常對話不常用。

Examples

I want to pay down my credit card debt this year.

我今年想要**還清**部分信用卡債務。

She is trying to pay down her student loan.

她正努力**還清**學生貸款的一部分。

You can pay down your car loan faster by making bigger payments.

你可以透過增加還款額更快**還清**汽車貸款的一部分。

After getting a bonus, I decided to pay down part of my mortgage.

拿到獎金後，我決定**償還**部分房貸。

We're working hard to pay down our debts before the end of the year.

我們正努力在年底前**還清**部分債務。

If you can pay down a little extra each month, you’ll be debt-free sooner.

如果你每月能多**還清**一點，會更快無債一身輕。