刷脸

刷臉

shuāliǎn

verb

Meanings

1 to scan one's face (for identity verification)
2 to pay / authenticate by facial recognition

Characters

to swipe / scan

Examples

HSK 3

进小区要刷脸。

Jìn xiǎoqū yào shuāliǎn.

You have to scan your face to enter the housing complex.

HSK 4

在这家超市可以刷脸支付。

Zài zhè jiā chāoshì kěyǐ shuāliǎn zhīfù.

You can pay by face scan at this supermarket.

Tips

memory

刷 'to swipe / scan' + 脸 'face' - built on the same 刷 used in 刷卡 'to swipe a card'. Just as a card is swiped, now the face is scanned.

culture

Facial recognition has become routine in mainland China for payments, entering housing compounds, boarding trains, and even unlocking vending machines. 刷脸 captures this ordinary, everyday verb for it.

Stroke Order

刷 shuā

脸 liǎn