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

可以用支付宝吗？

kě yǐ yòng zhī fù bǎo ma

[kuh-yee yong zhīfùbǎo ma]

💬 Usage Tip: 用 (yòng) means "use", and it's left out after 可以 here because it's understood. You could also say 可以用支付宝吗？ in full.

Phrase Breakdown

可以用

kě yǐ yòng

can (I) use

可以 (kěyǐ) means 'can' or 'may' and asks for permission. 用 (yòng) means 'to use'. The two third tones in 可以 change: 可 is said as a rising second tone, so it sounds like 'ké yǐ yòng'.

Example

可以用这个吗？

Can I use this?

Words in this phrase

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.

用

yòng

[yong]

to use

To employ for some purpose or to consume.

Example

请用叉子和刀子用餐。

Please use a fork and knife to eat.

支付宝吗？

zhī fù bǎo ma

Alipay?

支付宝 (Zhīfùbǎo) is Alipay, a popular mobile payment app in China. 吗 (ma) is a neutral-tone particle at the end that turns the sentence into a yes/no question. Your voice rises a little at the end.

Example

你有支付宝吗？

Do you have Alipay?

Words in this phrase

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.

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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