How to Say ‘Can I use WeChat Pay?’ in Simplified Chinese
可以用微信支付吗？
kě yǐ yòng wēi xìn zhī fù ma
[kuh-yee yoong Wēixìn zhīfù ma]
💬 Usage Tip: Adding 吗 (ma) to the end of a statement turns it into a yes/no question. To answer, just repeat the verb: 可以 (kě yǐ) for yes, 不可以 (bù kě yǐ) for no.
🇨🇳 In China: Mobile payment is the default almost everywhere in China, even at street stalls, and some small shops have trouble giving change for cash. Foreigners can link an international card to WeChat Pay or Alipay, and setting this up before you arrive saves a lot of hassle.
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.
用微信支付吗？
yòng wēi xìn zhī fù ma
pay with WeChat?
用微信支付 (yòng Wēixìn zhīfù) means 'pay with WeChat'. Ending with 吗 (ma) makes it a yes/no question.
你用微信支付吗？
Are you paying 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 and mobile payment app.
你有微信吗？
Do you have WeChat?
支付
zhī fù
[zhīfù]
to pay
Formal word for making a payment.
请用手机支付。
Please pay with your phone.
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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