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How to Say ‘There's no card machine in the car.’ in Simplified Chinese

车上没有刷卡机。

chē shàng méi yǒu shuā kǎ jī

[chur shahng may-yoh shuākǎjī]

💬 Usage Tip: To say something isn't there, use 没有 (méi yǒu), never 不有. Start with the place, then 没有, then the thing: 这儿没有厕所 "there's no toilet here".

Phrase Breakdown

车上

chē shàng

in the car

车 (car) + 上 (on). It means 'in the car' or 'on the vehicle'.

Example

车上有水。

There's water in the car.

Words in this phrase

车

chē

[chur]

vehicle; car

车 means vehicle or car, and appears in many transport words.

Example

那辆车是出租车。

That car is a taxi.

上

shàng

[shahng]

on; upon

Combined with 路 to form 路上, meaning 'on the way.'

Example

去餐厅的时候路上慢点。

Take it slow on the way when going to the restaurant.

没有刷卡机。

méi yǒu shuā kǎ jī

there's no card machine

没有 means there isn't. 刷卡机 is a card-swiping machine (POS terminal).

Example

店里没有刷卡机。

The shop has no card machine.

Words in this phrase

没有

méi yǒu

[may-yoh]

do not have; there is not

Used to say something is absent or unavailable. Common in restaurant replies.

Example

现在没有小包间了。

There are no small private rooms available now.

刷卡机

shuā kǎ jī

[shuākǎjī]

card reader; POS machine

A machine used to swipe bank cards for payment.

Example

这家店有刷卡机。

This shop has a card reader.

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