扫码支付

掃碼支付

sǎomǎzhīfù

verb

Meanings

1 to pay by scanning a QR code
2 QR code payment

Characters

Examples

请扫码支付，谢谢。

Qǐng sǎomǎ zhīfù, xièxie.

Please scan the QR code to pay, thanks.

在中国扫码支付已经取代了现金。

Zài Zhōngguó sǎomǎ zhīfù yǐjīng qǔdài le xiànjīn.

In China, QR payments have already replaced cash.

Tips

culture

Dominated by Alipay (支付宝) and WeChat Pay (微信支付). By the late 2010s even beggars and street vendors accepted 扫码支付, making China effectively a cashless society in cities.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

码 mǎ

支 zhī

付 fù