How to Say ‘Can I pay with WeChat?’ in Simplified Chinese
可以用微信付吗？
kě yǐ yòng wēi xìn fù ma
[kuh-yee yoong Wēixìn fù ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 用 (yòng) "use" + a tool + an action is a handy pattern: swap in anything, like 用现金付 (yòng xiànjīn fù) "pay with cash" or 用筷子吃 (yòng kuàizi chī) "eat with chopsticks". Adding 吗 (ma) to the end turns any statement into a yes/no question.
🇨🇳 In China: Mobile payment is the norm in China, and many places rarely see cash, so asking this is completely routine. Usually you just scan the QR code at the counter or on the table and show the cashier your screen.
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh-yee]
can; may
Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.
你可以先问一个简单的问题。
You can first ask a simple question.
用微信付吗？
yòng wēi xìn fù ma
pay with WeChat?
用微信付 (yòng Wēixìn fù) means 'pay with WeChat'. Adding 吗 (ma) at the end turns it into a yes/no question.
你想用微信付吗？
Do you want to pay with WeChat?
Words in this phrase
用
yòng
[yoong]
to use; to have (a meal, in formal expressions)
In restaurant language, 用 often appears in 用餐, meaning to dine or have a meal.
我们想用包间给妈妈过生日。
We would like to use a private room to celebrate my mom's birthday.
微信
wēi xìn
[Wēixìn]
China's most popular messaging app, widely used for mobile payment.
你有微信吗？
Do you have WeChat?
付
fù
[fù]
to pay
Verb meaning to pay money; often seen in 付钱 or 支付.
我来付钱。
I'll pay.
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.
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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