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Fitness card cooling-off period

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Fitness card cooling-off period

很多hěn duō人rén都dōu有yǒu因为yīn wèi一时yī shí冲动chōng dòng办bàn了le大dà额é健身卡jiàn shēn kǎ会员huì yuán身份shēn fèn,但是dàn shì后来hòu lái却què因为yīn wèi种种zhǒng zhǒng原因yuán yīn没有méi yǒu使用shǐ yòng过guo几jǐ次cì的de经历jīng lì。

这zhè种zhǒng预付费yù fù fèi类lèi的de消费xiāo fèi总zǒng有yǒu退tuì卡kǎ难nán,退tuì费fèi难nán的de问题wèn tí。

最近zuì jìn上海Shàng hǎi市shì发布fā bù了le一yī个gè新xīn规定guī dìng,如果rú guǒ办理bàn lǐ健身卡jiàn shēn kǎ,会员huì yuán在zài办bàn卡kǎ后hòu将jiāng有yǒu七qī天tiān冷静lěng jìng期qī,也yě就是jiù shì说shuō消费者xiāo fèi zhě在zài签署qiān shǔ合同hé tóng之后zhī hòu的de七qī天tiān内nèi,如果rú guǒ未wèi使用shǐ yòng会员huì yuán服务fú wù,就jiù可以kě yǐ单dān方面fāng miàn解除jiě chú合同hé tóng并且bìng qiě获得huò dé全额quán é退款tuì kuǎn。

规定guī dìng对于duì yú退tuì费fèi细节xì jié,余额yú é计算jì suàn,退tuì费fèi期限qī xiàn等děng都dōu做zuò了le明确míng què设定shè dìng。

这样zhè yàng做zuò考虑kǎo lǜ到dào了le因为yīn wèi商家shāng jiā过度guò dù营销yíng xiāo而ér导致dǎo zhì的de冲动chōng dòng消费xiāo fèi,也yě平衡píng héng了le商家shāng jiā和hé消费者xiāo fèi zhě的de利益lì yì。

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Vocabulary 93 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
都 dōuall; both; entirely
有 yǒuto have; there is
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
一时 yī shítemporary / momentary
冲动 chōng dòngimpulse / urge
办 bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) / to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
额 éforehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount
健身卡 jiàn shēn kǎgym membership card; a card or membership for a fitness club or gym
会员 huì yuánmember
身份 shēn fènidentity; role; capacity; status (social, legal etc); position; rank
但是 dàn shìbut; however
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
种种 zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
过 guo(experienced action marker)
几 jǐseveral / a few
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
经历 jīng lìexperience
这 zhèthis; these
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
预付费 yù fù fèiprepaid; payment made in advance before use
类 lèikind; type; class; category / (classifier) kind; type
消费 xiāo fèito consume (goods and services, resources etc)
总 zǒngin every case; always; invariably
退 tuìto retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline
卡 kǎ(loanword) card
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
费 fèifee / expenses
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
最近 zuì jìnrecently
上海 Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality
市 shìcity / municipality (administrative unit)
发布 fā bùto release / to issue / to announce / to distribute
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
新 xīnnew; newly
规定 guī dìngregulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
办理 bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
后 hòuafterwards / after
将 jiāngwill / shall
七 qīseven / 7
天 tiānday
冷静 lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate / (of a place) deserted; quiet
期 qīa period of time / phase / stage / time / term / period
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
就是 jiù shìexactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
消费者 xiāo fèi zhěconsumer
签署 qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)
合同 hé tóngcontract; agreement
之后 zhī hòuafter; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
内 nèiwithin
未 wèinot yet / did not / have not / not
服务 fú wùservice
就 jiùin that case; then
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
单 dānsingle / only / sole
方面 fāng miànrespect / aspect / field / side
解除 jiě chúto remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement)
并且 bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
获得 huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
全额 quán éthe full amount
退款 tuì kuǎnrefund
对于 duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
细节 xì jiédetails; particulars
余额 yú ébalance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder
计算 jì suànto calculate; to compute / to consider; to think over / to plot; to scheme
期限 qī xiàntime limit / deadline / allotted time
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
做 zuòto make; to produce
明确 míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit
设定 shè dìngsetting / preferences
这样 zhè yàngthis way; like this; so
考虑 kǎo lǜto think over / to consider
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
商家 shāng jiāmerchant / business / enterprise
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
营销 yíng xiāomarketing
而 érand so / (indicates causal relation)
导致 dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
平衡 píng héngbalance / equilibrium
和 héand; together with
利益 lì yìbenefit / (in sb's) interest