扫一扫

掃一掃

sǎoyisǎo

verb

Meanings

1 to scan (a QR code) / 'Scan'
2 (noun) the Scan feature in WeChat/Alipay

Characters

to sweep / scan

(reduplication particle)

to sweep / scan

Examples

打开微信扫一扫就行了。

Dǎkāi Wēixìn sǎoyisǎo jiù xíng le.

Just open WeChat and scan — that's all.

你扫一扫这个二维码。

Nǐ sǎoyisǎo zhè ge èrwéimǎ.

Scan this QR code.

Tips

grammar

Verb reduplication 扫一扫 'give it a quick scan' — the 动一动 pattern softens the action and suggests 'just briefly'. 扫一扫 doubles as the literal name of the Scan feature in WeChat and Alipay.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

一 yī