收款机

收款機

shōukuǎnjī

noun #30,948

Measure Word

一台收款机 tái

Meanings

1 cash register
2 till
3 point-of-sale machine

Characters

to receive; collect

Examples

请到收款机前付款。

Qǐng dào shōukuǎnjī qián fùkuǎn.

Please pay at the cash register.

收款机出故障了。

Shōukuǎnjī chū gùzhàng le.

The cash register has broken down.

Tips

usage

收款机 ("receive-payment-machine") is the formal term, common on signage. In daily speech 收银台 ("cashier counter") is more common, while 收款机 emphasizes the machine itself.

Stroke Order

收 shōu

款 kuǎn

机 jī