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How to Say ‘You scan my code.’ in Simplified Chinese

你扫我吧。

nǐ sǎo wǒ ba

[nee sǎo waw ba]

💬 Usage Tip: 吧 at the end turns an instruction into a friendly suggestion. Flip who scans with 我扫你吧 "let me scan yours".

🇨🇳 In China: To add someone, one person opens their WeChat QR code and the other scans it. It's usually done right there, phone to phone.

Phrase Breakdown

你扫

nǐ sǎo

you scan

扫 (sǎo) means 'to scan'. Two third tones: say ní sǎo.

Example

你扫这个。

Scan this one.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

扫

sǎo

[sǎo]

to scan

To scan a QR code with your phone, often to add a friend or pay.

Example

我扫一下你的二维码。

Let me scan your QR code.

我吧。

wǒ ba

me, OK?

我 is the object ('my code'). 吧 makes it a friendly suggestion.

Example

你等我吧。

Wait for me, OK?

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.

Example

这个发展机会很适合我。

This development opportunity suits me very well.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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