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买单，谢谢。
，。 Check, please.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.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next买单，谢谢。 02 What does 买单，谢谢 mean in a restaurant?买单 asks to pay the bill; 谢谢 keeps it polite.
PracticeCheck, please. 03 Fill the pinyin for 买单。买 is third tone and 单 is first tone.
Practicemǎi dān 04 Which asks for the bill: 买单 or 菜单?菜单 is menu; 买单 is pay the bill.
Practice买单。Scene
When to use it
Asking to pay at a restaurant.
Risk
safe
In some places people may say 结账. 买单 is still broadly understood.
Literal
Buy bill, thanks.
买单 is short and widely understood. Adding 谢谢 keeps it polite without making the line long.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 买单，谢谢 mean in a restaurant?
Answer: Check, please.
买单 asks to pay the bill; 谢谢 keeps it polite.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 买单。
Answer: mǎi dān
买 is third tone and 单 is first tone.
Practice this prompt03 · Which asks for the bill: 买单 or 菜单?
Answer: 买单。
菜单 is menu; 买单 is pay the bill.
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