How to Say ‘After five, the deposit won't be refunded.’ in Simplified Chinese
五点以后，订金就不退了。
wǔ diǎn yǐ hòu dìng jīn jiù bù tuì le
[wǔ diǎn ee-hoh dìngjīn jiù bù tuì le]
💬 Usage Tip: 就 (jiù) links a condition to its result, a bit like "then": after five, then no refund. It comes after the subject 订金 and before the verb.
Phrase Breakdown
五点以后，
wǔ diǎn yǐ hòu
after five o'clock,
五点 (wǔ diǎn) means 'five o'clock' and 以后 (yǐhòu) means 'after'.
五点以后，餐厅很忙。
After five, the restaurant is busy.
Words in this phrase
五点
wǔ diǎn
[wǔ diǎn]
five o'clock
The time 5:00, made of the number five and 点 (o'clock).
我们五点见。
Let's meet at five o'clock.
以后
yǐ hòu
[ee-hoh]
after; later
Marks what happens after a certain action or time.
我回去以后就给你回复。
After I go back, I’ll reply to you.
订金
dìng jīn
[dìngjīn]
deposit
Money paid in advance to hold a booking or order.
订座要先付订金。
You need to pay a deposit first to book a table.
就不退了。
jiù bù tuì le
will not be refunded.
就 (jiù) means 'then'. 不退了 (bú tuì le) means 'no longer refundable'. 不 is said as bú before the fourth-tone 退.
过了时间就不退了。
After the deadline, there's no refund.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jiù]
emphasizing, just
Used to emphasize something is precisely or solely so.
这本书根本就不含剑法招式。
This book fundamentally does not include any sword techniques.
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
退
tuì
[tuì]
to refund; to return
To give money back to the customer.
取消以后钱会退给您。
After cancelling, the money will be refunded to you.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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