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How to Say ‘Can I pay with WeChat?’ in Simplified Chinese

可以微信付吗?

kě yǐ wēi xìn fù ma

[kuh yǐ wēixìn foo ma]

🇨🇳 In China: Paying by phone with WeChat or Alipay is the norm in China, and many drivers prefer it to cash. Asking first is still polite.

Phrase Breakdown

可以

kě yǐ

can / may

可以 (kěyǐ) asks for permission. The first third tone changes to a second tone, so it sounds like kéyǐ.

Example

可以进来吗?

May I come in?

Words in this phrase

可

kě

[kuh]

can; may

This character is part of 可以, meaning something is possible or allowed.

Example

现在可以进去吗？

Can we go in now?

以

yǐ

[yǐ]

(part of 可以) can; may

Combined with 可 to form 可以, meaning 'can' or 'be allowed to'.

Example

我可以进来吗?

May I come in?

微信付吗?

wēi xìn fù ma

pay with WeChat?

微信 (Wēixìn) is WeChat. 付 (fù) means 'pay'. 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

能用微信付吗?

Can I pay with WeChat?

Words in this phrase

微信

wēi xìn

[wēixìn]

WeChat

A popular messaging and electronic payment service in China.

Example

你有微信吗？

Do you have WeChat?

付

fù

[foo]

to pay

A short, spoken verb meaning to pay money.

Example

今天我来付吧。

Let me pay today.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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