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可以刷卡吗?

Can I pay by card?
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Asking whether a shop or restaurant accepts card payment.

Risk

safe

If asking about mobile pay, use 可以微信支付吗 or 可以支付宝吗.

Literal

Can swipe card?

刷卡 is the everyday verb for paying by card. It is short and useful even in a world of mobile payments.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 Can I pay by card here?
02 Sorry, can I pay by card?

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A How will you pay?
B Can I pay by card?

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Pay by card
02 Scan a QR code

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 可以刷卡吗? mean?

Answer: Can I pay by card?

刷卡 literally says swipe card; it means pay by card.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 刷卡。

Answer: shuā kǎ

刷 is first tone; 卡 is third tone.

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03 · Which line asks about card payment?

Answer: 可以刷卡吗?

Use 刷卡 for card payment, 扫码 for QR-code payment.

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