How to Say ‘Scan the code’ in Simplified Chinese
扫码
sǎo mǎ
[sow mah]
🇨🇳 In China: Usually the shop shows you its QR code to scan. Sometimes the cashier will scan the code on your phone instead, in which case they'll say 我扫你 "I'll scan yours".
Phrase Breakdown
扫码
sǎo mǎ
[sow mah]
to scan a code
Usually means scanning a QR code to pay with a phone.
现在很多出租车都可以扫码。
Now many taxis allow you to scan a code to pay.
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