How to Say ‘Please scan this.’ in Simplified Chinese
请扫这个。
qǐng sǎo zhè gè
[ching sow juh guh]
🇨🇳 In China: In shops, [扫] can mean scan a barcode or scan a payment code, so the exact action depends on context. If you're paying, staff may also say [扫这里] or show you a QR code instead of saying the full sentence.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[ching]
please
A polite word used when making a request.
请帮我一下。
Please help me for a moment.
扫
sǎo
[sow]
to scan
Often used for scanning a QR code in shops or apps.
请扫这个二维码。
Please scan this QR code.
这个
zhè gè
this one
Refers to the code or item to be scanned.
请扫这个。
Please scan this.
Words in this phrase
这
zhè
[juh]
this
Refers to something near the speaker; often combines with 个 as 这个.
请扫这个。
Please scan this.
个
gè
[guh]
measure word for general items
A very common classifier used with many nouns, as in 这个.
这个是我的。
This one is mine.
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