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How to Say ‘My Alipay is linked to a foreign card’ in Simplified Chinese

我支付宝绑的是外国卡

wǒ zhī fù bǎo bǎng de shì wài guó kǎ

[waw zhīfùbǎo bǎng de shir wàiguókǎ]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern …的是… puts the key information at the end: 我绑的是外国卡 means "what I linked is a foreign card". Swap in other things: 我点的是面条 "what I ordered is noodles".

Phrase Breakdown

我支付宝

wǒ zhī fù bǎo

my Alipay

支付宝 (Zhīfùbǎo) is Alipay. Here 我 works like 'my'.

Example

我支付宝没钱了。

My Alipay is out of money.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.

Example

我也想了解这个公司的文化。

I also want to understand this company’s culture.

支付宝

zhī fù bǎo

[zhīfùbǎo]

Alipay

An online and mobile payment platform in China.

Example

这里可以用支付宝。

You can use Alipay here.

绑的是外国卡

bǎng de shì wài guó kǎ

is linked to a foreign card

绑 means to bind or link. 的是 means 'what is ... is'. 外国卡 is a foreign card.

Example

我用的是外国卡。

I'm using a foreign card.

Words in this phrase

绑

bǎng

[bǎng]

to link; to bind

Connect a card to an account or app.

Example

我绑了一张银行卡。

I linked a bank card.

的

[de]

nominalizing particle

Turns a phrase into 'the thing that...'.

Example

我买的是苹果。

What I bought is apples.

是

shì

[shir]

to be; is; are

A linking verb meaning 'to be.' It connects a subject with identity or description.

Example

她是医生。

She is a doctor.

外国卡

wài guó kǎ

[wàiguókǎ]

foreign card

A bank card issued outside China.

Example

这里不收外国卡。

Foreign cards aren't accepted here.

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