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How to Say ‘Can I pay by scanning a QR code?’ in Simplified Chinese

可以扫码付吗？

kě yǐ sǎo mǎ fù ma

[kuh-yee sǎomǎ foo ma]

🇨🇳 In China: Paying by scanning a QR code with WeChat Pay or Alipay is the default almost everywhere in China, and cash is rare. Foreigners can now link overseas cards to these apps.

Phrase Breakdown

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

扫码付吗？

sǎo mǎ fù ma

pay by scanning the QR code?

扫码 means scan a code and 付 means pay. 吗 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

我扫码付吧。

I'll pay by scanning the code.

Words in this phrase

扫码

sǎo mǎ

[sǎomǎ]

to scan a QR code

To scan a code with a phone, often to pay.

Example

可以扫码付款吗？

Can I pay by scanning the code?

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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