ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (Details) ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2019 CNY (¥)
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Tax payables		¥ 205,303	¥ 20,591
Payables to retailers on JDDJ		168,484	85,452
Salaries and welfare payables		111,344	87,137
Proceeds payable to employees in connection with their sale of ordinary shares		110,103
Accrued marketing expenses for JDDJ		73,313	34,918
Deposits from retailers and outsourced delivery agencies		44,751	24,596
Advance for delivery service		29,604	33,371
Advance for online marketing services		24,816	14,021
Others		47,273	66,199
Total	$ 124,903	¥ 814,991	¥ 366,285

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date for advances received pertaining to delivery services. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date for advances received pertaining to online marketing services. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable to retailers. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for the marketing, trade and selling of the entity's goods and services. Marketing costs would include expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services; costs of public relations and corporate promotions; and obligations incurred and payable for sales discounts, rebates, price protection programs, etc. offered to customers and under government programs. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Obligations not otherwise itemized or categorized in the footnotes to the financial statements that are due within one year or operating cycle, if longer, from the balance sheet date.

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