磁卡

cíkǎ
noun HSK 7-9 #41,412

Measure Word

一张磁卡 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 magnetic card
  2. 2 swipe card

Examples

Qǐng bǎ cíkǎ fàngzài gǎnyìng qì shàng.
Please place the magnetic card on the sensor.
Zhè zhāng cíkǎ xiāo cí le, shuā bù liǎo.
This magnetic card has been demagnetized and can't be swiped.

Tips

usage
While 磁卡 specifically refers to magnetic stripe cards, it's sometimes loosely used for any card that's swiped or tapped, including hotel key cards and access cards. IC cards (chip cards) are technically different but may also be called 磁卡 colloquially.

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