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Paying for things in Chinese

Unit 8 — Money & shopping · 38 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for paying for things

Example conversations in Chinese

Paying with cash

您想怎么付款?
How would you like to pay?
我用现金支付。
I'll pay with cash.
现金可以。总共是二十美元。
Cash is fine. The total is twenty dollars.
这是二十美元现金。
Here's twenty in cash.
收您二十。需要找零吗?
Out of twenty. Need any change?
不用了,零钱你留着吧。
No, keep the change.
您要收据吗?
Want a receipt?
是的,请给我。我总是留着收据。
Yes, please. I always keep the receipt.
这是您的小票。
Here's your receipt.
谢谢。有时候用现金支付更方便。
Thanks. It's easier to pay in cash sometimes.
现金让生活变得简单。
Cash makes life simple.
是啊,不用从我的钱包里掏卡。
Yeah, no card to pull out of my wallet.

Paying by card

付现金还是刷卡?
Cash or card?
刷卡,谢谢。卡就在我的钱包里。
Card, please. It's right here in my wallet.
把您的卡在这里感应一下。
Tap your card here.
好了。卡刷成功了吗?
Done. Did the card go through?
是的,卡刷成功了。
Yes, the card worked.
太好了。这是一种方便的付款方式。
Great. It's the easy way to pay.
我喜欢用卡支付。不需要现金。
I like paying by card. No cash needed.
我也一样。刷卡更快。
Same. Card is faster.
您这笔刷卡付款需要小票吗?
Want a receipt with that card payment?
要的,请给我小票。
Yes, the receipt please.
您的卡保存到我们的系统里了吗?
Did your card save in our system?
是的,下次我付款时会更方便。
Yes, it will be easier the next time I pay.

Getting change and receipt

这是五十美元,用来付我二十美元的账单。
Here's fifty dollars to pay my twenty dollar tab.
好的,您的找零是三十美元。
Okay, your change is thirty.
请把收据和找零一起给我。
Please give me the receipt with the change.
收据和找零马上给您拿来。
Receipt and change coming up.
谢谢。我总是会核对找零。
Thanks. I always check the change.
明智。有时候找零会不对。
Smart. Sometimes change is wrong.
请给我收据。
Receipt, please.
给您,收据和正好的找零。
Here. Receipt and exact change.
等等,这找零不对。
Wait, this isn't the correct change.
抱歉,我来改一下。
Sorry, let me fix it.
好多了。现在找零对了。
Better. Now the change is correct.
好。把收据收好。
Good. Keep the receipt.

Splitting and tipping

我们要不要平分账单?
Should we split the bill?
好,我们平摊吧。
Yes, let's split it.
现金还是刷卡?
Cash or card?
我付现金。你刷卡。
I'll pay cash. You pay with card.
我们要加小费吗?
Are we adding a tip?
是的,给百分之二十的小费。
Yes, twenty percent tip.
小费付现金,还是刷卡?
Tip in cash or on the card?
小费刷卡,餐费用现金。
Tip on the card. Cash for the meal.
总共四十。平摊下来每人二十。
Total is forty. Split is twenty each.
这是我从钱包里拿的二十块现金。
Here's my twenty in cash from my wallet.
剩下的刷卡。小费已经加上了。
Card for the rest. Tip already added.
这样分账很简单。谢谢你今晚付账。
Easy split. Thanks for paying tonight.

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