🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

信用卡

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xìn yòng kǎ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Credit card/ˈkrɛd.ɪt kɑːd/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"请问可以用信用卡付款吗?"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small plastic card issued by a bank, financial business, etc., allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.

    "She paid for the groceries using her credit card."
  2. 2

    A system of deferred payment enabled by such a card.

    "Do you prefer to pay in cash or by credit card?"

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'credit' derives from the Latin 'creditum' (a loan, thing entrusted), from 'credere' (to believe, trust), entering English in the 16th century via French and Italian. 'Card' stems from the Greek 'χάρτης' (chartēs, a layer of papyrus) passing through Latin and French. Combined in the mid-20th century with the rise of modern consumer finance and cashless payment systems.

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